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James Burke - The Men Who Walked on the Moon
308 views / 0 likes - addedJames Burke marks the 10th anniversary of the first Moon landing in the first of two programs on the Apollo program. He interviews key players in the Moon missions, including the astronauts.
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James Burke- The Masters of Illusion 1991 Special
574 views / 0 likes - addedHost James Burke relates the visual effects created by modern filmmakers to the use of perspective in Renaissance art. Uses state-of-the-art computer graphics to demonstrate how scientific linear perspective was used by Renaissance artists to create the i
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"Beware!" David Attenborough 1973 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1
185 views / 0 likes - addedAnimals must defend themselves not only against other creatures that want to eat them, but sometimes against creatures of their own kind.The first line of defense that animals use is warning. To warn off danger, many creatures will adopt alarm signals to
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"It's My Own Invention" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 6
216 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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"The Time Has Come the Walrus Said" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 5
190 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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James Burke - The Neuron Suite
356 views / 0 likes - addedThe mysteries of the brain and nervous system are explored by James Burke and experts in brain researchScience historian James Burke roams the Hotel del Coronado, using its services as a metaphor for the neuro-chemical activity of the human brain.With exp
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 10 "The Smile of Reason"
407 views / 0 likes - addedClark discusses the Age of Enlightenment, tracing it from the polite conversations of the elegant Parisian salons of the 18th century to subsequent revolutionary politics, the great European palaces of Blenheim and Versailles, and finally Thomas Jefferson
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 09 "The Pursuit of Happiness"
488 views / 0 likes - addedClark talks of the harmonious flow and complex symmetries of the works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart and the reflection of their music in the architecture of the Rococo churches and palaces of Bavaria.French ClassicismJohann Sebastian BachBalthasar N
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 08 "The Light of Experience"
345 views / 0 likes - addedClark tells of new worlds in space and in a drop of waterworlds that the telescope and microscope revealedand the new realism in the Dutch paintings of Rembrandt and other artists that took the observation of human character to a new stage of development
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 03 "Romance and Reality"
354 views / 0 likes - addedBeginning at a castle in the Loire and then travelling through the hills of Tuscany and Umbria to the cathedral baptistry at Pisa, Clark examines the aspirations and achievements of the later Middle Ages in 14th century France and Italy.The Gothic SpiritC
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 4 "Faith in Numbers"
553 views / 0 likes - added"Faith in Numbers" examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the perspective of how commercialism, climate change, and the Black Death influenced cultural development. He examines the impact of Cistercian waterpower on the Indus
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 3 "Distant Voices"
360 views / 0 likes - added"Distant Voices" suggests that telecommunications exist because Normans had stirrups for horse riding which in turn led them to further advancements in warfare. Deep mine shafts flooded and scientists in search of a solution examined vacuums, air pressure
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 2 "Death in the Morning"
513 views / 0 likes - added"Death in the Morning" examines the standardisation of precious metal with the touchstone in the ancient world. This innovation stimulated trade from Greece to Persia, ultimately causing the construction of a huge commercial center and library at Alexandr
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"
642 views / 0 likes - added"The Trigger Effect" details the world's present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. Agricultural technology is traced to its origins in ancient Egypt and the invention
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 4 "The Jabberwock"
318 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 3 "Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow"
316 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 2: "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"
274 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1: "Looking Glass House"
341 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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