About this product: Watch attentively as brothers Jim and Joe head off to WWII to serve their country as radio men. The video travels through the brothers' training days as well as their first couple of months in battle overseas. Historical and exciting, this vintage film takes a close look at the young men who felt it was their duty to join the armed forces during the Second World War. Radio At War sheds light on what the man's cultural ideal was during this time.
About this product: Buster Keaton, vintage cinema's first slapstick comedy hero, indulges in his love of machines in the riotous comedy The Electric House. Every Keaton film is scrumptiously entertaining for different reasons; and The Electric House is, thankfully, no different. Keaton plays a college student who, through a mix up, graduates with an engineering degree. With the help of the book "Electricity Made Easy," Keaton proves a whiz and redesigns a rich house with fancy technology. As things get chaotic in the house, Keaton shines on the screen with his comedic timing and creativity involving the wonderful gadgets going crazy. Buster Keaton never fails to entertain, and neither does The Electric House.
About this product: This is a DVD compilation of the classic "Your Chance to Live" films from the early 1970s. These films focused on preparing for large scale disasters and possible natural and technological disasters. Table Of Contents: (1) Earthwatch: Your Chance to Live (1972) - A tsunami is coming and a young couple is starting to understand the mysterious power of nature. This ambiguous 1972 film may leave you perplexed! - 13 minutes (2) Your Chance to Live: Technological Failures (1970s) - This is an interesting conceptual piece that tries to show the viewer the true vulnerability of technology and how man must be prepared to handle and resolve problems, accidents or failures caused by technology - 12 Minutes
About this product: This historic film shows the Golden Spike ceremonies and celebration for the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad on October 23-25, 1914. Mayor Rolph of Willits and the mayor of Eureka, California send the train of on its way as it winds over trestles and through tunnels until reaching the point of the big celebration at Cain Rock. There is cork popping of champagne bottles, cheering, and hat-waving. Locations in this film include Arcata, California as well. Much of the footage documents the scenery and workmen that are just behind the train as it moves away, including some great footage of workmen on a bridge. There is also footage of the first train carrying a load of redwood lumber east, seen off by Governor Rolph, possibly in 1931.
About this product: The powerful history of electricity generation, consumption, and science are brought to life in this magnificent collection of historical electrical science and technology films. Table Of Contents: (1) Principles of Electricity (1945) - Beautifully animation mixed with real life examples is used to explains how electricity works in this fun scientific film - 20 Minutes (2) Electromagnetism (1930s) - A very thorough explanation of electromagnetism. This film is silent - 10 Minutes (3) Electronics At Work (1943) - Industrial film that scientifically explains electrical tubes. The film is full of footage of industrial machines and military equipment that use these new tubes - 21 Minutes (4) We Use Power (1956) - Great film that follows the evolution of power sources in America with a main focus on hydropower and water turbines - 11 Minutes (5) Light Of Your Life (1940s) - Entertaining half animated and half real life film that covers the history and uses of the light bulb - 27 Minutes (6) Underground Cables (19??) - Engineering film all about laying underground cables and how important it is to prevent water from enter the cables - 11 Minutes (7) When The Circuit Breaks (1975) - Beautiful color film that begins with a wonderfully narrated and thorough history of energy production and uses by man. The film then moves into a surprisingly progressive and farsighted discussion about how Americans need to change their energy consumptions and habits. Film discusses development of new energy sources and even improving fuel efficiency. "Use wisefully, not wastefully" - 27 Minutes
About this product: A trip into the inner workings of early television technology! This film is a promotional relic from RCA about how they produce televisions. The footage shows all the steps in the making of a high quality TV, including design, engineering, manufacture, testing, and quality control. There is fascinating footage of older models, TV's with flickering test patterns, and even labs with bow-tied scientists doing research and design. Electronics and television enthusiasts will love this fantastic historical video.
About this product: First, a debate about the media's portrayal of the war in Iraq between Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair and Eric Alterman of The Nation. Then, the fourth and final installment of an interview with the chairman of Intel, Andrew Grove.
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About this product: Pundits, academics, mainstream journalists and entrepreneurs...just about anyone with a keyboard and an Internet connection can join the blogosphere. But what does it take to establish and maintain authority? Economics and finance blogs both compete and cooperate with print and broadcast journalists, as well as with each other. In one of the liveliest sessions from the 2008 Milken Institute's Global Conference, top econobloggers debate their growing influence on the intensely competitive world of financial news and information.
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About this product: Continuing the broadcast from India, a conversation with the leaders of India's largest information technology companies. First, Azim Premji, the chairman of WIPRO. Also, an interview with Nandan Nilekani, the CEO of Infosys. Many people credit these two business leaders with India`s success in IT, putting it on the map and increasing its confidence as a global player.
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About this product: 19 DVD Collection - 1020 Minutes (17 hours). Disc 1: Sound Audio Films (1920's-1950's) Disc 2: Computers Films (1950's-1960's) Disc 3: Telegraph Communication Films (1940's-1950's) Disc 4 & 5: Television History Films (1930's- 1960's) Disc 6: WWII Radio Communication Films (1944-1945) Disc 7: CBS, NCB, and WJR Radio Broadcasting Films (1930's-1960's) Disc 8: Book and Library Films (1940's-1960's) Disc 9-10: Telephone History Films (1940-1950) Disc 11: 16mm Projection Films (1950s-1970s) Disc 12-13: Early Newspaper Films (1930's-1940's) Disc 14: Newspaper Reporter Films (1930's-1940's) Disc 15: Early Printing & Typesetting Films (1940's-1960's) Disc 16: Drive-In Films (1950's-1960's) Disc 17: Alexander Graham Bell Films (1940's) Disc 18: Technicolor Film (1949) Disc 19: Information Age Films (1950's-1960's)
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