Loners
- Synopsis
- One of a series of 13 short films about remarkable scientific discoveries by Nobel prizewinners and their colleagues.
This programme looks at the work of three Nobel winners: Sweden’s Gustav Dalén makes sea-faring safer by developing the automated lighthouse; Finland’s Artturi Virtenen finds the chemical tricks of silage-making to feed cattle through the winter with sweet-tasting forage; Switzerland’s Paul Müller discovers the insecticidal properties of DDT. - Series
- Nobel’s Greatest Hits, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2001
- Year of production
- 2001
- Notes
- Also available on a DVD compilation entitled NOBEL’S GREATEST HITS: SCIENCE
- Subjects
- Chemistry
- Keywords
- DDT; insecticides; lighthouses; Nobel Prize winners; Dalén, Gustav; silage; Virtanen, Artturi; Müller, Paul
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £ 15 per item or £ 100 for the whole set (inclusive)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 10 minutes
- Year
- 2002
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
York Films of England
- office@yorkfilms.com
- Web
- http://www.yorkfilms.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01303 226 2345
- Fax
- 01303 858 196
- Address
- 23 Bradstone Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5AQ - Notes
- York Films specialises in producing science programming for television, particularly space and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on using CGI. Several series are available for sale on DVD on topics including Nobel prizewinners, bee breeding and six programmes on the bicycle.
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