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  1. History of Water Power, The (1990 Video)

    aka: Water Power and the Industrial Revolution

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

    Discusses the history of the use of energy in three areas: the energy source itself; the systems of power transmission; the application of this energy to various industrial purposes. Moving water was the...

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  2. Gothic Cathedral, The: A Landmark in Engineering (1986 Video)

    Director
    Colin Grimshaw
    Producer
    Kathleen Burk; Denis Smith
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Compares the structure of the Gothic cathedral with earlier structures of Egypt, Greece and Rome, identifying the constituent elements and discussing the contribution made by each to the stability of the...

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  3. Technology and the Victorian City (1985 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Dr Denis Smith, Chairman of the Greater London Archaeology Department, describes how new technology was used to tackle some of London’s main social problems such as providing clean drinking water, hygenic...

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  4. Coalbrookdale: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows the part played by Coalbrookdale in the Industrial Revolution, seeking to answer fundamental questions concerning the origins of industrialisation. Filmed in Shropshire at the Coalbrookdale furnace...

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  5. Science and the English Enlightenment (1982 Video)

    Director
    Colin Grimshaw
    Producer
    Denis Smith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

    Given that Newtonian science is usually identified with the culture of the Enlightenment of the 18th century, Dr Simon Schaffer considers the relationship between the way of life of the English élite and...

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