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  1. First Person: Marvin Minsky (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An examination of the life and work of scientist Marvin Minsky, with the complete text of his ‘The Society of Mind’, a selection of his articles and over 100 minutes of QuickTime video, including footage...

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  2. Our Secret Century (1995 Multimedia)

    Producer
    Rick Prelinger
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A series of themed CD-ROMs, edited and selected by ‘media archaeologist’ Rick Prelinger, comprising an anthology of films, film segments, text, still images and artifacts depicting trends and...

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  3. Understanding McLuhan (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Marshall McLuhan came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s primarily because of his work ‘Understanding Media’. This CD-ROM illustrates and examines his ideas and personality, particularly appropriate in...

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  4. First Emperor of China, The (1994 Multimedia)

    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Documents the finding of an entire army of 7000 pottery soldiers in Xian, China, guarding the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang Di (221-206 BC), who succeeded in unifying China and completing...

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  5. Macbeth (Cd-Rom) (1994 Multimedia)

    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    CD-ROM featuring a full text edition of the play edited by Professor A R Braunmuller, UCLA, with on-line annotations and glossary; commentary by Professor David Rodes; Trevor Nunn’s Royal Shakespeare...

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  6. Ephemeral Films 1931-1961 (1992 Multimedia)

    Producer
    Rick Prelinger
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A collection of materials that use the promotional films of the ‘golden age of American industry’ top reveal the cultural values and social mores of this period of American history. Includes...

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  7. Van Gogh Revisited (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    LaserVision interactive videodisc. Available with LaserStack index, which requires an Apple Macintosh with hard disc.

    An excursion to places where Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh lived and worked. Includes turn-of-the-century photographs, many of van Gogh’s major pictures and excepts from his letters. Works of art are...

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