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  1. the Presidential Year

    Date released
    1948
    Series name
    The March of Time 13th Year
    Issue no
    3
    NoS ID
    352275
    Story no
    1 / 1

    The March of Time synopsis: This month’s March of Time deals with the burning question of who will succeed in winning the U.S. Presidency in 1948. Will the Democrats extend their sixteen-year tenure or...

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  2. Sustainability in California (2008)

    Subject
    Architecture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 15 minutes)

    This programme focuses on the different ways of making sustainable buildings for the future in California. The greening of Google and the opening of the California Academy of Sciences also show us how...

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  3. Play the Knave: An Interactive Shakespeare Video Game (Multimedia)

    Producer
    Gina Bloom

    An interactive video game conceived and created by Professor Gina Bloom and ModLab, University of California, Davis. The game gives everyone a chance to design, direct and act in scenes from Shakespeare’s...

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  4. Media Screen Round-up October 2016

    Date
    29 Nov 2016, 15:48
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly round-up of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research and published at Learning on Screen by Andrew Ormsby. Recent events lend a potentially...

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  5. Earthquake (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Using previously unseen footage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, shows what happened in the first moments after the earthquake struck and asks if such catastrophes can be predicted. In 15 seconds...

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  6. Story of Palomar, The (1948 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The development of the Palomar telescope explaining the theory behind the reflecting telescope and tracing the manufacture and installation of the mirror for the Palomar telescope.

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  7. Molecules in Space (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Discusses interstellar matter, taking an historical approach to the discoveries of molecules in space. Radio telescopes and astronomic spectrometers are seen at work. Taking part in the programme are Dr...

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  8. Energy: The Alternatives (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Physics; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at three energy alternatives: the world’s largest geothermal field in northern California, the wind farms of the Altamont Pass near San Francisco, and a tidal power barrage at La Rance in Brittany....

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  9. Fastest Claw in the West, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Keenan Smart
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Documentary on the mantis shrimp, an inhabitant of the coral beaches of Hawaii, whose predatory strike is one of the fastest animal movements known. Looks at the work of Dr Roy Caldwell in Hawaii and...

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  10. Wind Energy (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm, 28 minutes)

    Describes wind power installations from the single unit on Fair Isle, which replaces an inadequate diesel generator, to the multi-power wind power stations in California. Viewers may find it interesting to...

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