World of Enrico Fermi, The (2 Parts)

Synopsis

A biography of Enrico Fermi, the scientist who discovered the chain reaction in nuclear physics. Follows his career in Italy and later in America, and his meetings with other scientists, including Mme Curie, Einstein, Oppenheimer and Pauli.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 24, 23 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1970

Availability

Hire

Uses

History of science; introduction to modern physics; science.*

Subjects

Physics

Keywords

biographies; Fermi, Enrico; nuclear physics

Credits

Producer

Gordon Burwash; John Kemeny

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Sections

Title

Italy to America

Title

War years and after, The

Production Company

Name

Canada

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.