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  1. James Watt Centenary. 1819 = the Original Steam Engine Invented by James Watt

    Date released
    25 Sep 1919
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    888
    NoS ID
    077658
    Story no
    2 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Steam engine. Vickers Turbine.

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  2. Rye House: A Generation Ahead (199 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 min., 1995 sale: £10.00 (inclusive) Free loan

    Looks at the combined cycle gas turbine power station at Rye House near Hoddeston in Hertfordshire. Shows how natural gas burned in the turbine is used to generate electricity, and how the hot exhaust gases...

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  3. Gas and Steam Turbines (1982 Video)

    Director
    Martin Wright
    Producer
    Kevin Newport
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the theory behind gas turbine cycles using studio animations and a schematic model. A visit to the CEGB Ironbridge Power Station shows how this is used in practice. Shows the working gas and steam...

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  4. The First Steam Turbine Vessel

    Date released
    20 Jun 1927
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1408; Super Issue No.: 27/49
    NoS ID
    086045
    Story no
    6 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    SY "Turbinia" - built by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884 - severed - part to be preserved in South Kensington Science Museum.

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  5. Genius of Inventions, The (2013)

    Producer
    Dominic Crossley-Holland
    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £780.00

    This series takes twelve inventions and explores how they have changed the way people live. They explain how these inventions came about, from sparks of genius to steady incremental improvements, and...

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  6. Killingholme on Line (199 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1995 sale: £10.00 (inclusive) Free loan

    Looks at the combined cycle gas turbine power station at Killingholme on Humberside. Shows how natural gas is burned to produce steam for power generation and how heat which would once have gone to waste is...

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  7. Romance of Engineering, A (2009)

    Director
    Stanley Russell
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 97 minutes), £12.99

    A collection of promotional films made by Stanley L Russell for Scottish engineering companies. The compilation comprises:MEN OF IRON (c. 1947, b/w) - An overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair...

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  8. Acting in Turn (1974)

    Director
    Robin Jackson
    Producer
    George Seager
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Traces the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to its widespread use in many forms today. A lever is a means of transferring power. The gear wheel...

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  9. Railways Today

    Date released
    Jan 1948
    Series name
    The March of Time 13th Year
    Issue no
    1
    NoS ID
    352076
    Story no
    1 / 1

    The March of Time synopsis: In the United States, says the film, though railways are carrying more traffic than ever before, their future is not bright. For years their financial position has been...

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