Tough Whiskers

Series

Series Name
Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.
9
Date Released
1969
Length of issue (in feet)
476
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sweet Tooth Bonanza
  2. 2Tough Whiskers
  3. 3Cool It
  4. 4Winds Of Infection

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Grown in the heart of a nuclear reactor, the silicon carbide whisker is one of the strongest things in existence today. Able to stand pressures of three million pounds per square inch - scientists predict a bright future for this new wonder material.
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering; Nuclear energy
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/9
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Presenter
Marion Foster
Cutter
Peter Greenaway
Editor
Peter Greenaway

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
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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