Pocket Baby Quietner

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

Filmed

Dec 1969

Length of issue (in feet)

458

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: The theory that a new born baby misses the sound of his mother’s heart beat and listens to the sound of his own crying for reassurance has led a psychologist to develop an effective baby quietner which produces a comforting low pitch buzz - preventing the child from listening to himself.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Children; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/24

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound: Chris Wilden
Camera: Dick Ewen
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter: Howard Williams
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Producer: Janice Willett / Kay
Presenter: Marion Foster
Director: Mark Lawton
Cutter: William Hammerton

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