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Shows men at work in one of the last gasworks. The chemistry and history of the process is not explained and the works not identified.
Shows a selection of Telford’s work, in the United Kingdom and abroad, and balances the relative importance of different aspects. The visual material is a mix of photography, contemporary prints and...
Looks at the development and production of the Hillman Imp at the Linwood industrial plant in Scotland.
Explores progress in electronics technology. 1: Demonstrates the ‘artificial intelligence’ of machines. 2: Shows experiments in the electronic duplication of human faculties.
Portrays the daily work of the fishermen of Morecambe Bay, including their very distinctive methods of fishing which were adapted to the long flats and shallows of their piece of coast. Some of the most...
Part 1 (1958): Mentions the basic principles of radar but the focus of this film is an explanation of how CRT and PPI (plan position indicator) displays are produced. Part 2 (1957): A detailed explanation of...
The opening by of Calder Hall, the world’s first nuclear power station.the world’s first nuclear power station, by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Describes the construction and design of the station, and shows...
A comprehensive film review of RDF/RADAR research and development from 1935-45 at Orfordness, Bawdsley, Dundee and Malvern. The film was produced by the TRE Film Unite in 1945 at a time when some of the...
A video compilation of three TRE/RAF colour training films.
In December 1942 the first RAF squadron was equipped with AI Mark VIII, the main production version of the first centimetric Aircraft Interception radar system. This film explains in detail how AI Mark VIII...
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