SOUND WAVES AND THEIR SOURCES

Series: Univ. of Chicago physical science series

Duration: 10 min

Year Published: 1933

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: By Dr Harvey B. Lemon and Dr Hermann I. Schlesinger of the University of Chicago. Discusses and explains several types of sound sources. The transmission of sound waves through the air is visualized. The characteristics of sound waves, such as frequency, amplitude, wave length, fundamentals, harmonics are explained and visualized with acoustic accompaniment. The highspeed camera, animation, sound effects, and an oscilloscope are used to clarify these phenomena.

Complete Record: Series: Univ. of Chicago physical science series Dewey number: 534 Audience level: jh-sh-c Guide 15c Format/cost: 16-sd-$50 Distributors / rental: Bell & Howell Company $1.50; Brandon Films, Inc $27; rent $1.50; National Film Service $1.50; Ideal Pictures Corporation $1; Ohio Department of Education; Cosmopolitan Film Libraries, Inc; Visual Education Service, Inc $1.50; AMCA $1.50

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946

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