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Title
Science in Action: Discovery of Plutonium
Creator
California Academy of Sciences
Draper, Benjamin
Louden, Vern
Wilkes, Dan
Herald, Earl S
Seaborg, Glenn T
Ghiorso, Albert
Contributor
American Trust Company
Date Created and/or Issued
1953
1953-02-03
Contributing Institution
California Academy of Sciences
Collection
California Revealed from California Academy of Sciences
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by California Academy of Sciences. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Rights Holder and Contact
California Academy of Sciences
Description
In 1949, the California Academy of Sciences furthered its longstanding mission to engage and educate the public in the sciences by expanding to the media of television. The result was "Science in Action." a half-hour program on a specific scientific topic, presented by the Academy's then curator of the Steinhart Aquarium, Earl S. Herald, in tandem with an expert on the show's subject. Over its sixteen year run, the show included interviews with several Nobel Laureates. This is Episode 100, "Discovery of Plutonium" of the 'Science in Action' television program; features guest scientist Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg (University of California) and Al Ghiorso.
Type
moving image
Format
Composite
Sound
Mono
Black and White
16mm film
Form/Genre
Science television programs
Sponsored television programs
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
190610009
csfa_000106
Language
English
Subject
Science
Chemistry
Chemical elements
Discoveries in science
Plutonium
Provenance
California Academy of Sciences
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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