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FLU RESEARCH

Flu Research (1956)

Eggs are used for testing 'flu viruses and vaccines at the World Influenza Centre.

HOVERCRAFT RESEARCH

Hovercraft Research (1965)

Team of scientists works on invention of hovercraft - interesting model...

10 1/2 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH! aka 10 MILES ABOVE EARTH - version 1

10 1/2 Miles Above The Earth! AKA 10 Miles Above Earth - Version 1 (1932)

Auguste Piccard...

10 1/2 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH! aka 10 MILES ABOVE EARTH - version 2

10 1/2 Miles Above The Earth! AKA 10 Miles Above Earth - Version 2 (1932)

Auguste Piccard's...

SAFE - SOUND & SERENE!

Safe - Sound & Serene! (1932)

Auguste Piccard checks over his stratosphere reaching balloon after his...

... OTHERWISE IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS!

... Otherwise It Was A Complete Success! (1932)

Scientists spend lots of time working on their...

THROUGH MAN-MADE CANYONS

Through Man-Made Canyons (1935)

A new American seaplane flies over the skyscrapers of New York.

 

 

IMMORTAL VOICES

Immortal Voices (1936)

A look at the history of the gramophone.

THE WORD MACHINE

The Word Machine (1937)

Cave paintings are explained by diagrams; early typewriters seen at the Science...

MINING FOR RADIUM

Mining For Radium (1937)

Radium is mined in Czechoslovakia and patients at the Jachymo Institute undergo...

LOOKING ROUND THE CORNER

Looking Round The Corner (1938)

Diagrams and film footage are used to explain how prisms are used in...

THE CLOCK THAT THINKS!

The Clock That Thinks! (1938)

Inventor Ledewyek Zimmer adjusts some of the many dials on his huge...

3,000,000 VOLTS!

3,000,000 Volts! (1939)

Lightning of 3,000,000 volts is demonstrated at a laboratory in Pennsylvania.

GRAVITY POWER!

Gravity Power! (1939)

William Skinner of Miami demonstrates his gravity power machine.

SECRETS OF THE STRATOSPHERE

Secrets Of The Stratosphere (1934)

Animated diagrams explain the stratosphere and charts the progress...

THE FIRST STEAM TURBINE

The First Steam Turbine (1927)

A section of the first steam turbine ship is removed by crane.

THE MYSTERY OF THE AIR - AIR CURRENTS AND HOW THEY BEHAVE

The Mystery Of The Air - Air Currents And How They Behave (1931)

The way aircraft stay in the...

TIN SOLDIERS OF TODAY

Tin Soldiers Of Today (1932)

Quirky story about metal dummies used to test the heat retaining...

VOICE GRAFTING

Voice Grafting (1932)

Good footage of HMV studios in 1932.

MAN-MADE SATELLITE ON SHOW

Man-Made Satellite On Show (1956)

Artificial satellite which will circle the earth next summer nears...

THE WORLD ON SHOW

The World On Show (1958)

Exhibition in Brussels opened by King Baudouin. Good shots of the Atomium.

"Sun Furnace" Starts Work (1958)

The American Army show off a device which uses the power of the sun to...

WEIGHING SCALES

Weighing Scales (1936)

Shots of a wide variety of scales, balances and weights.

CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS issue title RIDE 'EM COWBOY

Chemical Experiments Issue Title Ride 'em Cowboy (1938)

Woman scientist does chemical reaction...

SUN

Sun (1940)

Joe Noble illustrates the qualities of the sun.

ONE DAY aka BUSY DAY issue title - LIGHTS PLEASE !

One Day AKA Busy Day Issue Title - Lights Please ! (1940)

Film about the importance of not wasting...

BUOYANCY

Buoyancy (1942)

Diagrams illustrate how items stay buoyant.

MADAME YOU WILL WALK   issue title is HOT DOGS

Madame You Will Walk Issue Title Is Hot Dogs (1942)

Quirky item about what happens to human body...

TAP TAP

Tap Tap (1942)

Item showing how tap dancing sounds are made, also features Rudy Starita and Daphne Day.

VIBRATIONS

Vibrations (1940)

This item looks at vibrations in various forms and the way they are generated.

WINGS

Wings (1942)

An item showing the versatility of wings both biological and mechanical.

WAVES issue title is SAY IT WITH FLYERS

Waves Issue Title Is Say It With Flyers (1943)

Quirky item about heat, electrical, light, sound,...

ISAAC NEWTON issue title is TIME WILL TELL

Isaac Newton Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

Item about Isaac Newton showing place of birth in...

SOLDIERS' HOME issue title is TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES

Soldiers' Home Issue Title Is Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)

Wounded French soldier at rest home in...

HOW SHE LOOKS

How She Looks (1943)

This item shows various things that go to make up a woman.

EQUINE RESEARCH

Equine Research (1950)

Veterinary scientists research horse diseases at Balaton Lodge, Newmarket.

GHOST HUNTERS

Ghost Hunters (1953)

Spooky story shows ghost hunters setting up equipment to check for a ghost in a...

ANOTHER NEW GIANT 'PLANE

Another New Giant 'plane (1932)

Various shots of the new "DO.K" aircraft.

COSMIC RAYS LABORATORY

Cosmic Rays Laboratory (1948)

Item showing a nuclear research centre at Cervinia in the Alps.

CHURCHILL DEGREE

Churchill Degree (1948)

Winston Churchill is awarded honorary degree at London University.

CHILDREN MAKE ATOMIC ENERGY PLANT aka CHILDREN MAKE ATOM PLANT

Children Make Atomic Energy Plant AKA Children Make Atom Plant (1947)

Various shots of students...

MACRO FILM aka MACROSCOPE CAMERA

Macro Film AKA Macroscope Camera (1947)

Various shots of a macroscope camera or Lempertscope being...

DUKE VISITS ILFORD LAB AND FARM RESEARCH STATION

Duke Visits Ilford Lab And Farm Research Station (1957)

Prince Philip opens new Farm Livestock...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH. DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS NEW LABORATORIES OF THE BRITISH...

Duke Of Edinburgh. Duke Of Edinburgh Opens New Laboratories Of The British... (1951)

Prince...

ROCKET FEVER GRIPS NATION'S TEENAGERS

Rocket Fever Grips Nation's Teenagers (1958)

Nun talking the teenagers, preparing and launching...

 US ATOMIC SCHOOL

Us Atomic School (1955)

School of Atomic Science for foreign scientists, USA.

SOVIET PHYSICISTS' WIN NOBEL PRIZE

Soviet Physicists' Win Nobel Prize (1958)

Russian research into radiation discovers the "Cherenkov...

SPACE SCIENCE CONGRESS: FLORENCE

Space Science Congress: Florence (1961)

Delegates gather for the Space Science Congress in Florence,...

LUMIERE CINEMATOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN LONDON

Lumiere Cinematography Exhibition In London (1964)

An exhibition at the Science Museum and modern...

HUNGARIAN BELA BARTOK REMEMBERED

Hungarian Bela Bartok Remembered (1965)

Montage of stills and film footage celebrating Bela Bartok's...