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  1. Engines of Change (1993)

    Director
    David Sinclair
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.

    Describes the major developments of the motor car and some associated issues of safety, pollution and impact on road building programmes and town planning. Also discusses developments in fuels and some of...

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  2. Three Men in Boats (1991)

    Director
    Patrick Veale
    Producer
    Sue Tramontini
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 26 min.

    Shows how the sea is used by different professions. Follows the working routine of a crofter fisherman, a tanker pilot, and the lecturer in maritime geography as they carry out their professions afloat and...

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  3. New Materials Frontier, The (1990)

    Director
    John Black
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 34 min.

    Looks at the structure, development and applications of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.

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  4. Principles of Refining (2 Parts) (1989)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 13 min.

    Part 1: Distillation, the principal separation carried out at refineries, separating hydrocarbon molecules of both crude oil and partially defined fractions. Part 2: The ‘cracking’ process - reducing the...

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  5. Escape from Hunger (1985)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Robin Jackson
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Examines why many of the rural population in the Third World face a perpetual struggle to provide enough food, due partly to the an adverse climate and unsuitable agricultural land. The problem is compounded...

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  6. Petrol (1985)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Production of gasoline from crude oil by fractional distillation. Discusses the nature of oil, the suitability of gasoline fraction for spark ignition engines and fuel design to suit purpose and operating...

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  7. Brush with Industry, A (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    An account of Shell’s involvement with many distinguished artists over the years. Shows a number of paintings exhibited at the Barbican in 1983 to mark 50 years of Shell advertising art. Bill Mitchell...

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  8. Search for Oil (1984)

    Director
    Clive Mitchell
    Producer
    Peter Bradford
    Subject
    Geology; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 19 min.

    A survey of modern techniques and equipment used by geologists to visualise underground geological formations in order to help locate reserves of oil and gas. Shows seismic and magnetic surveys in operation...

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  9. Fate of the Forests (1983)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

    Assesses the causes and effects of destroying tropical rainforests. Rural families of the Third World need firewood for fuel and timber is a valuable currency earner. Describes the efforts being made...

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  10. Troposcatter (1983)

    Director
    Chris Georgiou
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Discusses offshore communications explaining the principle of troposcatter, discovered in 1933 by Marconi, which bounces radio waves off the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere. The...

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