Great men of science
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on May 5, 1952 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Ted Jaffee, Royal Parker, narrators; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Admiral Temple, Jacinto Steinhardt, E.C. Williams, presenters. Digitized in 2003.
Abstract
Great scientists and their research are discussed including: Elmer V. McCollum and his discovery of vitamins A, D, and B1; John Boswell Whitehead and his work on dielectrics; Alexander Graham Christie's work on power plant design; the philosophy of George Boas applying the world of ancient Greece to modern thought; archaeology in the Near East by William Foxwell Albright; and Robert Williams Wood and his research into diffraction gratings and infrared filters. There is also a discussion of operations research and its applications in the American military effort.
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Dates
Date Published
1952-05-05
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
53842048
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:29:35hh:mm:ss
Subject
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Jaffee, Ted
Narrator (nrt): Parker, Royal
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Production personnel (prd): Steinhardt, Jacinto, 1906-1985
Production personnel (prd): Temple, Admiral
Production personnel (prd): Williams, E. C.
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): WAAM (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
9d012004-ca41-433e-a5bc-d506aa0a1b74