Start Over Main contributor See Other Contributors

164. New Approaches in Smoking Cessation (1:29:00)

Date:
1997
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses effective counseling and pharmacotherapy of smoking cessation. Includes special presentation from former U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, MD.

169. Doctors in space. Collision stations (29:06)

Alternative title:
Collision stations
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the problem of meteorite damage during space travel. Demonstrates the Navy's full-pressure space suit for emergency exit. Explains the difficulties of escape and survival in space. Featur...

172. Radio waves (27:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Describes the nature and use of artificial radio waves generated by man; examines the ionosphere, and explains its critical role in passing, reflecting, and absorbing radio waves; discusses natural...

173. The Speed of Sound (14:38)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Explains that a major problem of jet propulsion is increasing the speed of the expanding gas in the jet engine. Shows how the speed is increased by the addition of heat, more gas,and heavier molecu...

174. The Seashore: Its Features and Inhabitants (29:19)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows geographical features and physical characteristics of the seashore, and its more common inhabitants. Uses film clips and still photographs to explain the tidal cycle. Discusses the problems...

175. Japanese Brush Painting: Introduction (28:48)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Introduces the subject of Japanese Brush Painting. Explains the use of the brush painting materials. Discusses the Japanese approach to art. Artist-host T. Mikami paints samples of the subjects t...

176. The Lifetime of the Soviet Man (28:11)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents a highly condensed version of Russian history since the eve of World War I through the eyes of the "average Ivan" who has lived through this period. Discusses the initial period of capita...