Scientists of tomorrow
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on September 8, 1952 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Howard Owens, Don Boyle, Mary Catherine White, Gary Miggs, Jean Spencer, Fred Shindler, presenters. Digitized in 2003.
Abstract
Howard Owens, of Northwestern High School in Prince Georges County, MD, briefly discusses the purpose of the National Science Fair. Talented students then display and explain their Science Fair projects. Don Boyle experiments with the effects of radio waves on seed germination. Mary Catherine White reconstructs a functioning battery using Volta's methods. Gary Miggs creates a diorama based on the fossils characteristic of the Devonian Period. Jean Spencer determines the amount of black widow spider venom required to kill a white mouse. Fred Shindler researches the life cycle of the corn borer in an unsuccessful attempt to break that cycle and thus eradicate the pest.
Title Language
Dates
Date Published
1952-09-08
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
53957829
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): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Boyle, Don
Production personnel (prd): Miggs, Gary
Production personnel (prd): Owens, Howard
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Production personnel (prd): Shindler, Fred
Production personnel (prd): Spencer, Jean
Production personnel (prd): White, Mary Catherine
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
3d0b7382-60da-40c0-8f6c-7df8d6f7e1a6