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After the Earthquake (1982 Video)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

Examines the scale of energy involved in earthquakes and demonstrates the relationship between energy of the event and destruction. Seismic detection from the 12th century to the present day is investigated...

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Cane Toads (1987 Video)

Subject

Agriculture; Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 46 min.

Tongue-in-cheek study of cane toads, originally imported into Queensland in 1935 from Hawaii to save the sugar crop from destruction by the greyback beetle. The toads bred rapidly and became an agricultural...

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Eighty Days, The (1944 Film)

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A picture of the intensive V-1 attack on Southern England in June 1944, of the destruction of the flying bombs by the combined efforts of the Anti-Aircraft, Balloon and Fighter Commands, and of the damage done.

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Abc News: Hiroshima - Why the Bomb was Dropped (2002)

aka: Hiroshima - Why the Bomb was Dropped

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 70 minutes), $19.98 (+p&p)

Peter Jennings takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Truman administration and the events that led to the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945. Includes footage of the incredible destruction, some of which has...

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Peruca Dam Blasting (1993 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., Free loan

Illustrates how experts averted a disaster when the rockfill Peruca Dam in Croatia was occupied and explosive charges were placed in the inspection galleries on 17 September 1991. The water level was allowed...

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Feuertaufe (1940 Film)

aka: Baptism of Fire

Director

Hans Bertram

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Glorifies the role of the Luftwaffe in Poland in 1939 and the sequences showing bomb destruction in Warsaw are intended to frighten other nations. The music of the film is by the composer of ‘Lili...

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Alice in Wasteland (1991)

Subject

Environmental science; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 12 minutes), £12.00

Animated film which follows Alice on her travels round the world discovering the impact of human activities on the natural environment, at local and global level. Covers the danger of landfill sites, toxic...

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From Black to White (1990 Video)

Subject

Dentistry

Distribution

Sale, Video cassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min. approx.

The diagnosis and management of coronal caries in permanent teeth. Illustrates how caries may be diagnosed, the theory of remineralisation, how tooth destruction may be caused by diagnostic probing, and how...

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Deconstructing the World’s Longest Lego Suspension Bridge (2017)

Subject

Engineering

Short video. The world’s longest LEGO suspension bridge is subject to destruction testing in the library of the Institution of Civil Engineers. [3 minutes]

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Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action Counts (1995 Video)

Director

Charlotte Metcalf

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 18 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Shows what nations are doing to halt the damage caused by the destruction of the ozone layer. In 1987 international concern led to the signing of the Montreal Protocol. One result has been the supply of...

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