13962. A universe of numbers (28:55)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Traces the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculators to ENIAC, the first electronic computer. Explains in lay terms how a modern digital computer stores both data and in...

13963. A World to Perceive (1:01:59)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Demonstrates the role of perception in handling the processing information from the environment and the way in which our personalities affect our perception. Reviews the research of Dr. Herman Witk...

13964. A1 Steak Sauce [no title] (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
A1
Summary:
A woman narrator encourages other women to use A1 steak sauce the next time their husbands barbecue and play cook.

13965. Accent: Hawaii (39:21)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
John Ciardi; Iolani Luahine; Kaupena Wong
Summary:
A documentary about Hawaii. The show covers the unification of the Hawaiian islands under King Kamehameha I as well as traditional Hawaiian dances and music.

13966. Accident Scene (09:25)

Date:
1962
Summary:
What can happen when drivers of automobiles have questionable mental attitudes. Includes realistic and stark sequences of crash scenes

13967. Adaptation in plants (17:21)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Illustrates the variety of environments in which plants survive, and shows adaptations developed by various plants for survival and reproduction within their own environment. The role of man as a ...

13968. Adaptation in plants (17:47)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Illustrates the variety of environments in which plants survive, and shows adaptations developed by various plants for survival and reproduction within their own environment. The role of man as a ...

13969. Aetna Life Insurance "Ordinary Life Insurance" (02:00)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Aetna
Summary:
An advertisement for Aetna life insurance in which a male narrator talks about features of the policies over scenes of a family looking through a scrapbook, the family speaking with an insurance ag...

13970. 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...

13971. Agriculture's showcase abroad (14:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Visits a number of international trade fairs and identifies their purposes and contributions to the United States agricultural program. Illustrates ways United States agricultural products are intr...

13972. Alcoa "Aluminum" (03:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
A narrator explains how aluminum shocked audiences for its lightness at the 1855 Paris Exposition where it was introduced. The narrator goes on to explain aluminum different applications and it use...

13973. Alcoa "Pilfer Proof Caps" (01:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
Wine bottles with Alcoa’s pilfer proof caps are open at a dinner, beach, train, and ski resort. A narrator explains how the caps keeps the beverages fresh for consumption.

13974. Alice in Numberland (14:22)

Date:
1962
Summary:
A fantasy which shows the housewife that the farmer, the processor, the transporter, and the retailer must know "how much" and "how many" before they can make foods and other products available to ...

13975. Allstate Home Insurance "Angleton, Texas" (02:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Allstate
Summary:
An advertisement for Allstate homeowners insurance in which a narrator stands among the wreckage of a Texas house destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961 and interviews the owner of the house, Ben Har...

13976. Art : what is it? why is it? (29:28)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Discusses man's relationship to art and describes how art has helped us better understand life. Introduces prehistoric art; contrasts the cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome as expressed in their a...

13977. 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...

13978. Atomic furnaces (29:19)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Describes the operation, principles, and scientific use of reactors. Shows types of research reactors make possible. Describes the Gamma Ray Spectrometer, the Neutron Chopper, and the new Janus rea...

13979. Autolite "Close-Up" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Autolite
Summary:
A group sings a jingle explaining the benefits of Autolite Sparkplugs. Different illustrations and animations provide visual representation of the jingle lyrics.

13980. Avon Fragrance Line "Somewhere" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Avon
Summary:
An advertisement for Avon's Somewhere fragrance in which a female narrator, accompanied by music, describes the product as it is displayed by a woman in a cloud setting. The advertisement ends with...