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  1. Capturing the Speed of Light (2011)

    Subject
    Physics; Technology

    MIT Researchers capture the speed of light on camera. Able to take a trillion frames per second, this camera, developed by researchers at MIT, is capable of capturing light travelling from one point to the...

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  2. How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? (2011)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Sports science

    A lecture given by Professor John D. Barrow for the Gresham College ‘Maths in Sport’ series on 15 November 2011. How can Usain Bolt improve his world 100 metres sprint record significantly without...

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  3. Speed for Sports Performance (2007 Video)

    Subject
    Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 55 minutes), £19.16

    Developed by speed training expert John Cissik , this DVD provides the tools to build a program to increase acceleration, speed, and endurance. Using a series of self-assessments, the viewer can identify...

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  4. Exploring the Art and Science of Stopping Time (1999 Multimedia)

    Producer
    James Sheldon
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Dual format PC Windows/Apple Macintosh., 2001 sale: £25.95 (inclusive)

    A CD-ROM based on the life and work of Harold E ‘Doc’ Edgerton, the chief developer of the electronic strobe. In three sections: Biography covers biography and the impulses behind his work, Archives his...

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  5. To Catch a Falling Car (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Evanson
    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 min.

    Explores the mathematical concepts of speed and acceleration, which are explained using the motion of trains on the Docklands Light Railway. Shows trains travelling at constant speed and accelerating away...

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  6. Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, 3 videocassettes. VHS. col. 120 min (total), 2000 sale: £299.95 (+VAT +p&p) (audio and video together)

    Self-instruction speed-reading techniques for increasing reading rate and improving comprehension and memory. Also aims to assist the comprehension of verbal information. Interactive online training is also...

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  7. Speed Reading (199 Audio, Video)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, 6 audiocassettes. 510 min. 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 176 min., 1998 sale: £59.95 (+VAT +p&p) (audio) 1998 sale: £149.95 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS)

    Self-instsruction techniques for increasing reading speed and improving comprehension. Covers: how to determine current reading speed; overcoming the six most common reading problems; traits of naturally...

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  8. Moving Still (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Chris Haws
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) BBC

    Charts the development of stroboscopic photography and how it can show things which the naked eye would be unable to detect. MIT Professor Harold Edgerton shows how it is possible to recreate ‘living’...

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  9. Jørgen Leth 2: Sports Films

    Director
    Jorgen Leth
    Subject
    Media studies; Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 300 minutes), 39.95 euros

    The second box of the series Jørgen Leth Collection contains Leth’s sports films, primarily emphasising the cycle film classics STARS AND WATER CARRIERS (1974), THE IMPOSSIBLE HOUR(1975), and A SUNDAY IN...

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