The Nature of Things

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September 9, 1968
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Thomas Edison
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Thomas Edison wasn't merely a lone inventful genius. He invented the modern research team that makes possible the technology shaping our world. Edison was the captain of an organized .. show full overview
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Human Engineering
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Materials
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A review of the history of man's oldest materials: wood, stone, iron, bronze and glass; and an examination of modern materials and design.
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Structure
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Defying the force of gravity, man has strewn his structures across the earth. This program looks at some of them, from simple structures of column and beam to the vast Roman arched .. show full overview
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Communications
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Much of this program deals with the basic communications problem of getting a signal through noise. Includes gesture, speech, code, braille, telegraph, radio, television, laser beams, .. show full overview
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Canals and Tunnels
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The great engineers of the past - men like de Lesseps of Suez fame and Panama infamy and Bradley - whose canals were the arteries of the industrial revolution, sacrificed the health and .. show full overview
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Central Power
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One test of civilization is the ability to organize sources of energy. Central power was something new in 1876, when Paris became the "City of Light". By 1879, Edison had developed the .. show full overview
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Man and Machines
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The Greek inventor, Alexander the Hero, first defined the five basic devices which make all machines possible: the lever, the wedge, the wheel, the pulley and the screw. They all .. show full overview
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Land and Water
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This program shows how man changes his environment by shaping the land he lives on, reclaiming land from the sea, making new lakes and rivers. The Netherlands is a prime example of what .. show full overview
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Man Aloft
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This film looks, sometimes whimsically, at examples of old and modern flying machines. Bush planes, barnstormers, gliders and war planes are seen, and the program concludes with a look .. show full overview
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Portable Power
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Man's first "portable power" device was part of his own body, the energy from the contraction of long molecules in the presence of sugar: muscle power. Muscle power was amplified with .. show full overview
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Machines and Man: Transportation
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Are the problems of urban transportation insurmountable? The traffic jams which are a regular feature of city life make it appear so. This program examines the many cures being .. show full overview
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Machine and Man: Systems Engineering
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A system, according to the Oxford dictionary, is a whole composed of parts in orderly arrangement, according to some scheme or plan. A sailing ship is a system; so is the U.S. manned .. show full overview

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