Laser Manipulator

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

41

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

458

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bread Machine
2. 2Laser Manipulator
3. 3Workmate
4. 4Computer Man

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Three moveable mirrors steer a laser beam through any dimension or plane of space. A lens focuses the heat rays and suddenly there’s the possibility of a new kind of scalpel for surgeons - sealing off blood vessels as it cuts.

Researcher Comments

Filmed at the Royal College of Surgeons

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Engineering

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/41

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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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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