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1. Master weavers of the Andes (14:57)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Peter Pilafian; Cineco, Inc.; David Ossman
Summary:
Examines the craft of weaving as practiced by the Quechua Indians in Peru. Points out that the processes of spinning and weaving are practiced as they have been for centuries.

2. Mathematics peep show (11:45)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Charles Eames; Ray Eames; Glen Fleck
Summary:
The following is a collection of mathematical peepshows produced for International Business Machines Corporation. Illustrates, in five segments, five basic mathematical principles, using animation ...

3. Dinosaurs : the age of the terrible lizard (06:29)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Presents, through animation, an overview of the dinosaur age, showing the major types of dinosaurs and some of their behavioral characteristics. Explains that dinosaurs become extinct because of th...

4. Secondary Flow (29:58)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Edward S. Taylor; Quentin Brown; Abraham Morochnik
Summary:
Demonstrates secondary flows caused by the imposition of primary-flow pressure gradients on low-momentum fluid in sheer layers. Includes in the demonstrations secondary flows in a free vortex, in a...

5. The little mariner (20:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Portrays, through visuals and a musical background, the adventures of a little boy who sails into the port of Long Beach, California, on a magic sailboat. Shows the boy almost getting run over by a...

6. Africa in Change: West Africa: Nigeria (21:46)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Stuart Hagmann; Peter H. Backhaus
Summary:
Discusses the problems faced by the new nations of West Africa as mirrored in Nigeria. Shows what Nigerians are doing and have done to create unity out of the diversity of tribal, religious, and ec...

7. Pressure Fields And Fluid Acceleration (31:14)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Ascher H. Shapiro; John Friedman; Abraham Morochnik
Summary:
Experiments in a small water tunnel demonstrates the connection between velocity flow and pressure fields, primarily in diffusers, venturis and channel bends.

8. Surface Tension In Fluid Mechanics (29:29)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Lloyd Trefethen; Educational Services Incorporated; Jack Churchill
Summary:
Presents a series of experiments to show that surfaces exert forces. Defines the fundamental boundary conditions governing the effects of these forces. Includes illustrations of nucleation, "wine t...

9. Turkey : emergence of a modern nation (17:11)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Clifford J. Kamen; Sydney N. Fisher, Ph.D. Ohio State University; Larry Yust
Summary:
Reviews the Greek and Roman periods of influence, the Moslem invasion, the growth and development under Attaturk, and the present struggle toward progress. Shows the geographical and strategic impo...

10. Africa in Change: East Africa: Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda (21:41)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Bohannan; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ned Hildreth
Summary:
Pictures East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika [modern day Tanzania], Uganda) as a region of diversity both in physical geography and people. Contrasts ancient tribal life with busy metropolitan activitie...

11. Athens : the golden age (30:30)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Arda Mandikian; Charles Kahn; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:
Outlines the major aspects of Athenian life which contributed to the "Golden Age." Describes these aspects as the energy and intelligence of the people; the outstanding leadership and popular gover...

12. Care of pets (second edition) (13:27)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Elizabeth Graf, Ph.D., Pittsburgh Public Schools; Larry Yust
Summary:
Discusses various techniques in the care of pets, with demonstrations to show the provision of food, shelter, recreation, and exercise, as well as grooming and bathing. Explains and illustrates tec...

13. China under Communism (revised edition) (22:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
John Strohm; Francis L. K. Hsu; John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Describes China's most critical social and economic problems and examines the forces that are shaping the Communist revolution in China. Illustrates the Communist methods of forcing radical changes...

14. City bus driver (10:52)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows from the point-of-view of a bus driver on the job what happens during a day's run in a well-equipped city bus. Covers all aspects of the driver's job, including his preparations of the trip,...

15. Frontier boy of the early Midwest (15:23)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Presents through the experiences of a boy, insights into numerous aspects of frontier life in the Midwest. Illustrates the importance of the school, the self-sufficiency of the settlers, and the de...

16. Great expectations II (33:56)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Clifton Fadiman; John Stride; Rosalie Crutchley
Summary:
Probes into the meanings lying behind the story. Explains the development of the strange, twisted relationships between the major characters. Clifton Fadiman interprets the dominant themes in the ...

17. Money and its uses (10:51)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows how money is used in place of the exchange of goods and services. Illustrates early use of snake skins, claws, and fishhooks for barter. Demonstrates by contrast how a pig can be traded for a...

18. Plato's apology : the life and teachings of Socrates (30:12)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Mortimer J. Adler; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Tony Van Bridge
Summary:
Presents a character study of Socrates the man, teacher, and philosopher. Dramatizes scenes from the dialogue of Plato. Points out Socrates' method of teaching, his reason for questioning his peers...

19. Settlement of the Mississippi Valley (16:14)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ray A. Billington; William F. Deneen
Summary:
The Northwest Territory in 1787; the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which opened up the Mississippi Valley. Reasons for people moving. Flatboat life on the Mississippi; coming of ste...

20. Stinging celled animals--Coelenterates (16:38)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ralph Buchsbaum; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Michael Birch
Summary:
Uses live-action photography, cinephotomicrography, and diagrams illustrating their activities and bodily structure to show how the classes of coelenterates are distinguished. Describes the charact...