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Description

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on June 9, 1952 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, Ted Jaffee, narrators; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, presenter. Digitized in 2004.

Abstract

Host Lynn Poole reviews highlights of programs from the past year: "A Hospital Never Sleeps" (1/21/52) takes viewers behind the scenes at Johns Hopkins Hospital at night; "Artist and the Doctor" (12/17/51) reveals medical artists' work, including photographic art and "moulage" at the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine founded by Max Brodel in 1885 at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; "The World From 78 Miles Up" (9/11/51) shows film clips, diagrams, and explanation of the operation of the Navy's Aerobee rocket as it gathers atmospheric data; "Solar Power for Food and Fuel" (2/11/51) describes solar energy research and offers an explanation and microscopic view of plant cells engaged in photosynthesis; "Is It True?" (10/22/51) differentiates between the myths and facts about hypnosis; "It's a Fact" (12/3/51) demonstrates the facts of radiant heat using a Crooke's radiometer and explains Bernoulli's Principle; "Krilium for Tomorrow" (2/4/52) introduces Monsanto's soil conditioner for creating porous soil for better plant growth and uses time lapse photography to show plants' growth rate in the product.
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Dates

Date Published

1952-06-09
Publisher
Language
Identifiers

OCLC Number

55637210

Collection Number

COLL-0008

Item Barcode

31151030175719
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image

Extent

00:29:30hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Narrator (nrt): Jaffee, Ted
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Copyright and Use
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video

Unique ID

1fabc6e1-79fe-49c8-a35b-6d5e86a5dc92