Modern Alchemy / Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
- Date
1957
- Main contributor
See Other Contributors
- Summary
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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.
- Contributor
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
- Publisher
Indiana Univ/No Longer Available
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 film reel sound,black and white/monochrome; 16 mm
- Notes
Local Note
Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services.
Statement of Responsibility
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7821642; Other: GR00468465; MDPI Barcode: 40000003302405
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.