Dynascope

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

100

Date Released

1972

Length of issue (in feet)

486

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mobile Environment
2. 2Air Slot Heating
3. 3Dynascope
4. 4Silicone Rubber

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: A high powered microscope, yet there’s no peering into tiny eyepieces. The designer got the idea for his cinemascope microscope from gazing, not into a crystal ball, but into a ball bearing.

Keywords

Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/100

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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