Start Over Date 1957 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

181. Instincts (29:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Prof. Boring presents examples of instinctive behavior: Iron filings line up in a magnetic field; a cat rights itself when dropped; plants turn toward light; a person’s eyes blink, when an object s...

182. Introducing the Latin Americas (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the geography of Latin America, including information on area and population. Designed for the average North American viewer. (KETC) Kinescope.

183. Introduction (29:44)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Presents an introduction of the series OF SCIENTISTS AND SCIENTISTS. Discusses the subject of science and shows excerpts from other programs in the series. Illustrates with experiments and mathema...

184. Introduction (28:52)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Introduces as artist who begins the painting, "The Man of Sorrows," portraying Christ on the Cross. Shows the rough sketch which serves as a guide for the painting and discusses philosophic and ar...

185. Introduction to rocketry (15:07)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dr. Sherburne gives a rapid survey of the latest developments of rocketry with a few comments of the nature of the following twenty-five programs.

187. Keys to the mysteries (29:34)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Presents the story of the decipherment of ancient cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing. Explains how the Rosetta stone in Egypt became the key to unlock the mystery of hieroglyphics. Discusses the w...

188. Kings write too (29:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the correspondence between ancient kings of the Middle Eastern countries. The letters were recently discovered in the Egyptian village of El-Amarna, and they deal with problems of money,...

189. Language of music (29:42)

Date:
1957
Summary:
In this program, Mr. Goldovsky clearly demonstrates the need for close attention to the language of the written musical score. Through musical example he aptly demonstrates the use of the musical p...

190. Large Forces Acting on the Body (14:33)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Relates to rocket development the problem of getting a man out of a fast-moving aircraft with a minimum of personal injury. Illustrates this phase of rocketry with pictures of the rocket sled at Ho...

191. Learning by association (28:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains the classical principles of learning by association. Discusses the work of Ebbinghaus and Pavlov. Presents the laws of frequency of contiguity and reinforcement by satisfaction. Illustrat...

192. Learning by reinforcement (29:31)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates through film clips the concept of learning by reinforcement. Describes the shaping of behavior by rewarding of a correct action when it occurs by chance. Illustrates the...

193. Learning from books (29:32)

Date:
1957
Summary:
States that people read for pleasure, information, and enlightenment. Explains what enlightenment means and how to read for this type of learning. Points out that to gain enlightenment, a person sh...

197. Life on a dead tree (10:00)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
In exploring a dead tree two boys find that it is the home of many different plants and animals.

198. Light waves and their uses (11:13)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; H. Horton Sheldon
Summary:
Illustrates the principles of reflection with reference to plane, concave, and convex mirrors; refraction with special reference to the human eye; and the principles of interference, the polar scre...

199. Liszt and his music (12:59)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dramatizes parts of Liszt's life from a young boy to his last days as a teacher. Shows by animated maps, still pictures, and dramatization the places where he lived or performed, the people he knew...

200. Love in a world without sex (30:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses fraternal love, and differentiates it from sexual love. Explains Aristotle's idea of human association based on utility, pleasure, and excellence. Distinguishes between justice and love,...