Students build a rocket
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on December 23, 1953 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Kennard Calfee, Herbert B. Cahan, directors; Ted Jaffee, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Malcolm Davies, Julian Palmore, presenters. Digitized in 2004.
Abstract
Under supervision of physics teacher Malcolm Davies, students from the Rocket Club of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute demonstrate the thrust of a CO2 cylinder on a student-built dynamometer. They then use the CO2 capsule to propel a rocket on a horizontal wire. Student Julian Palmore compares zinc, sulfur, and a mixture of the two as alternate rocket propellants and explains a diagram of a student-built rocket. Another student explains the laws of uniform acceleration as a rocket rises and falls. Film clips and photos document the actual launch the students' rocket project. Mr. Davies exhibits two related books on the subject: Tomorrow's Air Age by Holmes Alexander and Your Trip in Space by Lynn Poole.
Title Language
Dates
Date Published
1953-12-23
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
54427640
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:28:20hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Cahan, Herbert B.
Director (drt): Calfee, Kennard
Narrator (nrt): Jaffee, Ted
Production personnel (prd): Davies, Malcolm
Production personnel (prd): Palmore, Julian
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
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
1c3e23b2-4c02-4f80-bc54-9b94600e1ab4