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341. Grassroots (34:09)

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Grassroots
Date:
1962
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Presents a camera exploration of Princeton, Kentucky, combining commentary by the inhabitants, local background sounds, and a detailed photographic examination of the people, buildings, animals, an...

342. Logic by machine (29:00)

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Computer and the mind of man
Date:
1962
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Provides a basic introduction to electronic computers and their growing role in science and industry. Dr. Hamming explains how speed, cost, and efficiency make computers superior to traditional lab...

344. Operation and Care of the Kodak Pageant Projector (11:25)

Date:
1962
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Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the scree...

345. The time of their lives (28:24)

Date:
1962
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Shows views of one single session of a kindergarten in action, picturing the warmth, the laughter, and the educational values that are found there.

346. Water and What It Does (11:05)

Date:
1962
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Discusses the properties of water and how they affect its use. Shows that water is compsed of tiny particles which are always in motion, and that its exists in three states--solid, liquid, and gas...

347. Japan: the changing years. Education in the new Japan (29:02)

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Education in the new Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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Compares the education in imperial Japan to that of Japan today. Shows how students as a group today are an increasing influence in Japan. Considers the Zengakuren and how it operates. Discusses th...

348. Japan: the changing years. The Japanese economy (29:06)

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Japanese economy; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and ...

349. Japan: the changing years. The leap across time (29:02)

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Leap across time; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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This episode explores Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal society in 1867 to a modern economic, military, and political power by 1937. It contrasts early 20th-century footage with World War ...

350. Japan: the changing years. The occupation (28:44)

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Occupation; Occupation of Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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This episode examines the U.S. occupation of Japan, from its planning in 1943 through its implementation between 1945 and 1952. Using Army film footage, it considers both the successes and failures...