Fax Machine, The / The Lift

Synopsis: Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of some familiar machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated cartoon sequences.
1: Follows the evolution of the fax machine, invented by Scotsman Alexander Bain as the pantelegraph before the telephone but almost unknown in the 1970s. Shows a human fax demonstration using a paint roller, and explains the electronics of a modern fax machine.
2: The history of the lift, explaining the principle with a simple rope-and-pulley device and showing developments from Otis’s first machine to modern versions, which are fully automatic.
Series: Secret Life of Machines, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on C4 on 18/2/93 and 25/2/93.
Subjects: Technology
Keywords: lifts; office machines

Director

Frank Prendergast

Producer

Elizabeth Queenan

Writer

Tim Hunkin

Cast

Rex Garrod
Tim Hunkin

Title: Fax machine, The
Synopsis: 1: Follows the evolution of the fax machine, invented by Scotsman Alexander Bain as the pantelegraph before the telephone but almost unknown in the 1970s. Shows a human fax demonstration using a paint roller, and explains the electronics of a modern fax m
Title: Lift, The
Synopsis: 2: The history of the lift, explaining the principle with a simple rope-and-pulley device and showing developments from Otis's first machine to modern versions, which are fully automatic.

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