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  1. How to Find the Sweet Spot (2005)

    Subject
    Physics

    A "sweet spot" is that unique place on a bat or racquet where you can hit a ball without jarring yourself. It’s also the perfect tuning point of a musical instrument, the point of balance in a circus act,...

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  2. Men of Iron (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering; FE
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also...

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  3. Engineering the Impossible (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 107 minutes), £19.99

    An exploration of the feasibility of several extraordinary engineering projects, such as a Europe to Africa bridge, a 170-storey skyscraper and floating ocean cities. The programme uses computer graphics to...

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  4. Challenge, The: The Riddle of the Tay Bridge Disaster (2002)

    Subject
    Design; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 29 minutes), £34.99

    One of Britain’s most terrible railway disasters was the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster, when everyone on board a passenger train was killed when the central section of the bridge toppled into the Firth of Tay....

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  5. Building the Impossible (2002)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 4 x 50 minutes), £507.00

    A collection of four engineering documentaries looking at how great engineering challenges were overcome in history. A materials scientist and a structural engineer are challenged to recreate a submarine, a...

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  6. Refrigeration and Food (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2001 sale: £47.00 (inclusive)

    Examines various aspects of refrigeration and how it has shaped society’s eating habits. Covers a) food technology - how refrigeration preserves food; food refrigeration in commercial, retail and domestic...

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  7. Statue of Liberty, The: Building a Colossus (2001)

    Director
    Corin Watson
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 52 minutes), $139.99

    It is the symbol of freedom the world over. a "Modern Colossus" to represent America to the world. But the Statue of Liberty was a French invention, a result of the vision of 19th century artist Frédéric...

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  8. Design Methodology: Three Case Studies (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Allison
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 2000 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying

    Looks at projects and teams in engineering companies, exploring the interactions of marketing, design, manufacture and sales through case studies of a major company, a small company and a group in the public...

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  9. Rex and...Robots (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min., 2000 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Television robot designer Rex Garrod explains the processes involved in making a fighting robot. Basic scientific and engineering principles underlay an insight into how an award-winning robot can be made...

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  10. Washing Machine: Design and Manufacture (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1999 sale: £49.35 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Shows development and manufacture of washing machines at Simpson (Australia). Covers market research; design brief; design techniques; making the prototype; testing the prototype; engineering processes in...

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