The indomitable blacksmith : Thomas Davenport
- Date
1953
- Summary
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Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "The Indomitable Blacksmith: Thomas Davenport" (season 1, episode 14), which originally aired April 1st, 1953 on NBC-TV. Dramatizes blacksmith Thomas Davenport's discovery in the 1830's of the principal behind the electric motor, and his efforts to develop a practical, working model. Professor William Henry, a leading scientist of Harvard University and first director of the Smithsonian, recognizes the genius of Davenport's invention and assists him in obtaining financial backing to perfect it. Industrialists of the period, committed to steam power, remained unconvinced of the potential of Davenport's invention.
- Publishers
Teaching Film Custodians; Indiana University Instructional Support Services; Dupont; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center; NBC Television
- Genres
Biographical (Nonfiction); Educational; Historical
- Collection
Teaching Film Custodians
- Unit
Indiana University Libraries
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:20:21); 16mm
- Notes
Copyright Date: 1953
Broadcast Date: 1953/04/01
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003181023; Other: GR00468222; MDPI Barcode: 40000003181023
Access Restrictions
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