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341. Mixummerdaydream (11:13)

Date:
1971
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This experimental Dutch film uses optical effects and ballet to depict a composer's creative process as he writes a piece of music. Without narration, it visually explores his imagination and mood ...

342. Modern Surgery (18:48)

Date:
1948
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Shows the doctor diagnosing Mrs. Conrad's illness as gallstones, and follows her to the hospital, where every phase of her care is discussed. Presents the preparation for the operation, the steps i...

344. Music as a language. Music and emotion (28:50)

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Music and emotion; Music as a language; Music as emotion
Date:
1957
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Discusses ways in which composers can and have expressed or evoked emotion; demonstrates that rhythm, harmony, quality, and loudness are factors which may vary to help convey emotion, and stresses ...

345. Music for young people. The string quartet and its music (28:50)

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String quartet and its music; Story of the string quartet; Music for young people
Date:
1956
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This episode explores the history of string quartet literature, accompanied by paintings from the same periods as the featured music. Performances by the Juilliard String Quartet illustrate the dev...

348. Navajo Indians (10:52)

Date:
1939
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Tells the story of Taska and Alnaba, a young Navajo couple who are betrothed. Portrays their native environment and such activities as building a home, tilling the soil, tending sheep, carding the...

349. Navajo rug weaving (16:23)

Date:
1970
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The Navajo rug-weaving process begins with sheepshearing, followed by carding and hand-spinning the wool into yarn. The yarn is then dyed using handmade dyes. Weavers set up a loom and employ intri...

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

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

351. New England (11:33)

Date:
1944
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Explains how industrialized New England, unable before the depression to compete with the cheap labor of the South and some foreign countries, diversified her economy and became a leader in such te...

352. New Frontiers in Space (26:17)

Date:
0000
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Describes man's interest in the world of space and portrays some of his exploratory efforts. Shows how the Hayden Planetarium conducts an imaginary trip to the moon, describes Mount Palomar Observ...

353. New Frontiers of Medicine (17:43)

Date:
1948
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Discusses recent drug discoveries such as sulfa, penicillin, and streptomycin; increased opportunities for medical students from all parts of the world to study in this country such problems as the...

354. New Ways in Farming (15:35)

Date:
1947
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Shows three distinct tendencies in present-day farming: large-scale, factory-style farming with crops scientifically scheduled and treated; the cooperative technique under which small land-owners g...

355. Newspaper story (16:45)

Date:
1950
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Follows the newspaper story of a little girl rescued by some Boy Scouts from the time the reporter learns of it until the completed paper is sold on the street. Explains the work of the staff memb...

356. Newton's law of gravitation (29:36)

Date:
1959
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Explains the fundamental principles behind Isaac Newton's law of gravitation and introduces the key equations associated with it.

357. Nobody's Children (17:28)

Date:
1946
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Discusses the problems involved in adopting children today. Shows acceptable procedures of adoption, the precautions taken to insure future happiness, the dangers of black-market adoptions, and the...