Les Machines Elementaires.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1948

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the basic features of simple machines—the lever, the inclined plane, the wedge, the pulley, and the screw—and demonstrates their application to modern complex machines. Animated drawings clarify abstract mechanical principles.

Complete Record: LES MACHINES ELEMENTAIRES. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. French version of "Simple Machines." Summary: Shows the basic features of simple machines—the lever, the inclined plane, the wedge, the pulley, and the screw—and demonstrates their application to modern complex machines. Animated drawings clarify abstract mechanical principles. Credits: Collaborator, H. Horton Sheldon. © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 16Sep48; MP3381.