About this product: 5 DVD Box Set Disc 1 X-Ray & Medical Radiology Films (1940s) Disc 2 Graphic WWII Medical Surgery Film (1945) Disc 3 Nursing Films DVD: Nursing Tribute Films (1927-1945) Disc 4 Medical Quacks & Doctors Films (1930s - 1950s) Disc 5 Medical Doctor Film (1960s)
About this product: Inside Information explores the different uses of X-rays, as well as the machines that harness them. Wonderful vintage technology in action, the film shows: police checking for bombs by X-raying packages, X-rays being used to check for defects in airplane parts in a factory, a boy getting an X-ray in a doctor's office, and a car brake is shown in cutaway and X-ray. The car brake is shown in some detail, and is compared to a human ankle, which is also shown though X-rays. As a piece of the history of science and technology, Inside Information accomplishes everything it sets out to.
About this product: 7 DVD Collection Disc 1 Atomic Bombs & Nuclear Energy Power for Peace Films (1950s - 1960s) Disc 2 Electrical Appliances Films (1940's - 1950's) Disc 3 Power Plants: Coal & Nuclear Powered Films (1940s - 1950s) Disc 4 Electrical Science Films (1930's - 1970's) Disc 5 Energy Modernization Of America Films (1950's) Disc 6 Natural Gas Industry Energy Film DVD (1959) Disc 7 Hoover/Boulder Dam Construction & History Films DVD (1930s)
About this product: 28 DVD Collection - Disc 1: Polio & Poliomyelitis Virus Films (1950s - 1960s) Disc 2: Frank Gilbreth Time & Motion Study Films (1920s) Disc 3: Audio & Stereo Sound History Films (1920s - 1950s) Disc 4: X-Ray & Medical Radiology Films (1940s) Disc 5: Computer History Films (1956 - 1965) Disc 6: WWII Radar Technology & B-29 Radar Airplane Film (1940s - 1950s) Disc 7: Telegraph & Western Union Telegram Films (1946 - 1956) Disc 8: Plastic & Mylar Industry Manufacturing Films (1940 - 1955) Disc 9: Sound Wave Physics Films (1930s - 1940s) Disc 10: Veterinary Medicine & Disease History Films (1942 - 1952) Disc 11: WWII Radio & Mass Communication Films (1940s) Disc 12: Aluminum Production Films (1940s - 1950s) Disc 13: Moody Institute Of Science Education Films (1954 - 1958) Disc 14-15: Telephone History Films (1920s - 1960s) Disc 16: Vending Machines Film (1950s - 1960s) Disc 17: Lab Rats Psychology Experiment Films (1940s) Disc 18: Crop Dusting, Pesticides, Insecticides & Herbicides Films (1947 1969) Disc 19: Aircraft Engineering Film: Dial D For Design (1950s) Disc 20: Mechanical Engineering & Design Films (1940s - 1950s) Disc 21: Cartography & Mapmaking Films (1940s) Disc 22: 3M Corporation Slow Motion Video Capture Camera Film (1960s) Disc 23: Nobel Peace Prize Film (1936) Disc 24: Vacuum Tube Film (1943) Disc 25: History of the Internal Combustion Engine Film (1929) Disc 26: Technicolor Promo Film (1949) Disc 27: Information Age Films (1950s 1960s) Disc 28: Traffic Light Film (1937)
About this product: Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRESS TECHNOLOGY FROM THE ORIGINAL HAND-DRIVEN PRESS TO THE PRESENT WORLD OF COMPUTERIZED STORY BANKS, MEMORY DISCS, VIDEO TERMINALS, AND COMPUTER/PHOTO PRINTING TECHNIQUES, ADVANCES WHICH HAVE BROUGHT THE COST OF NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION DOWN TO ONE-FIFTH OF WHAT IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO.
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About this product: Witness how technology, commerce and conflict have shaped the struggle for supremacy of the seas - not on the surface, but at the very bottom of the ocean. Hosted by Dr. Robert Ballard.
About this product: This beautifully filmed Lockheed promotional film hits the propaganda points hard, but makes up for it with the rare footage of Lockheed factory assembly lines and historic shots of famous flight celebrities. In addition to the great factory footage, there is also an explanation of how they used test pilots to try out their newest inventions, and to set records for speed. We watch as the Yankee Doodle, a Lockheed Vega, lands after breaking the speed record for a flight from NY to LA. There is also footage of the Wright brothers, Lindbergh and his wife, Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes, Ruth Nichols, and others.
About this product: A prophetic vintage video, this promotional film seeks to educate the public about a new and exciting technological breakthrough material: plastic. The thrust of the film is a reaction to the ramped up production of World War II, thus the need to promote peacetime manufacturing with wartime materials. All the same, the video discusses the history, production, and use of plastics in great detail, creating a high educational value. The science and chemistry behind the production is also touched upon, adding further historical value. Overall, this film is a highly informative piece on a material that is hardly recognized today, yet ironically is invisibly pervasive in nearly every facet of daily life which is enhanced by technology.
About this product: 13 DVD Box Set Disc 1 Physical Education & Healthy Eating PE Films (1943-1954) Disc 2 Eyes Vision & Optometry Films (1930s) Disc 3 Health & Biology of the Human Body Films (1930s - 1950s) Disc 4 Dentist & Dentistry Films (1930's - 1960's) Disc 5 Water Cycle, Watershed & Hydrology Films (1940s) Disc 6 Experiments In The Revival Of Organisms Film (1940) Disc 7 Blood & Cardiovascular System Films (1950s) Disc 8 Skin Care Tips & Facial Product Promos (1940s-1950s) Disc 9 Human Growth Film (1920s) Disc 10 Photosynthesis Film (1946) Disc 11 Menstruation Films (1950's) Disc 12 Stomach Ulcer Film (1957) Disc 13: Pond Ecology & Marine Biology Film (1952)
About this product: On Guard! The Story of SAGE is the amazing tale of a wacky precursor to the Star Wars nuclear defense plan. SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) was the first computer system used for American air defense during the Cold War. SAGE was built to prevent enemy bombers from coming unnoticed into US airspace. Images of children playing or sleeping punctuate the reasons for such tight security. The computer is astonishingly huge by modern standards, taking up two floors of IBM's SAGE building, and containing 56,000 electron tubes. The computer is shown being maintained by well-dressed workers as though it were the queen in a beehive. A veritable museum of old technology, the film contains priceless images of vintage electronics. On Guard! The Story of SAGE is a fun and informative classic film that deserves to be seen.
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