Fluvarium

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
106
Length of issue (in feet)
495
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1SLURP
  2. 2Sterile Burns Bath
  3. 3Fluvarium
  4. 4Underwater Light Bulb

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Scientists have built a river laboratory in which they can recreate a range of water conditions - rapids, sluggish pools etc. - and all aspects of river life. It’s particularly useful for studying the fast growing weeds which are choking many of the world’s rivers.
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/106
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
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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