Computer Technology

Gentle Giant AKA Robot (1958)

A demonstration of a new robot which can do many things including sing and dance.

A Million Years Ago (1933)

Life size animated models which include a prehistoric elephant are demonstrated.

Selected Originals - Us Space Setback (1965)

Material relating to newsreel story "US Space Setback" - 65/88.

Computers

Great shots of the 1970s top of the range computers - they fill a room.

Volts Go Nursing (1962)

Patients are connected to computer that monitors their health at Middlesex Hospital.

Science And The Egg AKA Chick Automation: Science Aids The Egg (1962)

A look at battery chicken farming and modern egg factory run by computers.

Computer For British Rail (1957)

Footage of new British Rail computer.

Postal Automation (1956)

New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine and speech synthesiser.

Electronic Brain AKA Smartest Brain Joins The Navy (1954)

US Naval Ordnance Research Calculator the (NORC) an early computer, in operation.

Science Makes Peaceful Strides (1959)

Weather reports are fed into computers to give more accurate forecasts.

Music Of Today (1962)

New contemporary music from France.

Computer Room (1970)

Computer room typical of the 1970s - lots of large magnetic tape machines and flashing lights.

Atomic Robot A Handy Guy (1957)

Robotic arms are used to light a secretary's cigarette.