In all weather, radar

General

Description

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on August 26, 1953 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, presenter. Digitized in 2004.

Abstract

This film provided by the British Information Service details the developmental history of marine radar. The creation of a plan position indicator (PPI), or radar output display, made shipborne radar possible. In 1946, the minimum requirements for radar equipment were established at an international meeting in London. A year later, the international standard for marine radar, built to withstand sea-going conditions, was set. This navigational aid saves time, money, and often lives. A ship entering the harbor of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada is shown using radar to navigate in the fog. Title from label on videocassette.
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Dates

Date Published

1953-08-26
Publisher
Language
Identifiers

OCLC Number

54367798

Collection Number

COLL-0008

Item Barcode

mq2403911mmmmm
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image

Extent

00:28:55hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Contributor (ctb): British Information Services
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Copyright and Use
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video

Unique ID

4e2093e2-bd62-44fd-bed1-49f4411d0329