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The gas turbine is a heat engine, the simplest and smoothest running yet devised. All heat…

Traces the development of the gas turbine engine, tells how it works and shows how it…

Examines the molecular structure of the hereditary DNA. Explains the process by which this substance duplicates…

Demonstrates a basic principle of the behaviour of light and illustrates a number of ways in…

Describes the schlieren technique for recording the refraction of light as it passes through motion picture…

The standard method of measuring engine wear is to weigh a piston ring before and after…

Shows the use of a radioactive piston ring to measure the extent of engine wear in…

Outlines achievements in molecular biology which have revolutionised our understanding of the chemical and physical basis…

Depicts, with the aid of microcinematography, diagrams, models, and time-lapse photography, the work of Nobel…

A film describing what computers will do and what they will not do, whether in controlling…

Methods of forming metals and the qualities they impart to the finished articles. Pressing, hot and…

Looks at the history of energy sources, the effect the industrial revolution had on the use…

Surveys scientific research and application in new devices and techniques in Britain.