Modern alchemy

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Date
1956
Summary
Dr. Glenn Seaborg and his associates describe the discovery of the four "missing elements," technetium, astatine, francium, and promethium. Emphasizes the role of the cyclotron on the creation of synthetic elements. Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence explains the operation and development of high voltage accelerators from the first eight-inch cyclotron to the mammoth bevatron.  Dr. Emilio Segre, a participant in the discovery of the first synthetic element, describes its discovery and demonstrates the technique used by him to identify astatine.  (KQED) Film.
Contributors
KQED, San Francisco; Glenn T. Seaborg; Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence; Dr. Emilio Segre; E.G. Valens; Daniel M. Wilkes; Bernard G. Harvey
Publishers
Indiana University Audio-Visual Center; National Educational Television
Genre
Educational
Subject
Chemistry.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:32:37); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003302405; Other: GR00468465; MDPI Barcode: 40000003302405

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