The Stars That Have A Different Birth

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

101

Date Released

1972

Length of issue (in feet)

454

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Since pre-history man has been fascinated by the stars, and now, more than at any time, they are yielding secrets that are of immediate value here on Earth. A mica window, one six thousandth of an inch thick is at the heart of ‘Spectracon’, a vacuum tube which turns a telescope into a TV camera for the stars. Astronomers can focus on those remote areas of the Universe wherein may lie whole concepts of energy, and perhaps more clues to the origins of the Universe itself.

Keywords

Science and technology; Space; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

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

COI Reference

MI 1458/101

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Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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