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41) The WPA Film Library: Anniversary of Atomic Power, 1962

Pub. Date

[2012], c1962

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English

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Celebration of 20 years of atomic power

42) The WPA Film Library: Chlorobromimethane, 1955

Pub. Date

[2012], c1955

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A chemical that puts out oil or gasoline fires faster than anything previously tried, "Chlorobromomethane.

43) The WPA Film Library: Plane Flying, ca. 1920

Pub. Date

[2011], c1920

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Plane is pulled out of hangar, pilots climb in and fly. Good ground and aerial shots

44) The WPA Film Library: Commercial Aviation, ca. 1920

Pub. Date

[2011], c1920

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Early commercial passenger/cargo flights. No actual take-offs but still good examples of early commercial flights

45) The WPA Film Library: The First Auto-Pilot, 1955

Pub. Date

[2012], c1955

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New Jet Brain Takes Over For Pilot; computer targeting system

46) The WPA Film Library: Part 1Hazardous Waste Treatment, 1980

Pub. Date

[2012], c1980

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Hazardous waste treatment facility (part 1)

47) The WPA Film Library: Part 2Controlled Detonation, ca. 1950

Pub. Date

[2012], c1950

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Controlled Explosion of Big Bomb (part 2)

48) The WPA Film Library: Display of New Medical Equipment, 1960

Pub. Date

[2012], c1960

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Exhibition of new medical equipment

49) The WPA Film Library: British Test a Steam Catapult, 1952

Pub. Date

[2012], c1952

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British Royal Navy tests steam catapult for launching airplanes from aircraft carriers

50) The WPA Film Library: A Folding Car, ca. 1930

Pub. Date

[2011], c1930

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Folding car, unusual invention.

51) The WPA Film Library: The First Manned Space Flight, 1961

Pub. Date

[2012], c1961

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Yuri Gagarin - first manned space flight

52) The WPA Film Library: Farmborough Jet Research Center, 1946

Pub. Date

[2012], c1946

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Farnborough jet research center - how jets are made and tested

53) The WPA Film Library: Early Computer, 1938

Pub. Date

[2011], c1938

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Very early computers tabulating census in Prague - good shots of punch cards and machinery.

54) The WPA Film Library: Autogiro - Helicopter, 1931

Pub. Date

[2011], c1931

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Autogiro in action (early relative of the helicopter)

55) The WPA Film Library: Launch of the Pioneer Probe, 1958

Pub. Date

[2012], c1958

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Pioneer probe launched in attempt to orbit the moon

56) The WPA Film Library: Airspeed Record Set, 1951

Pub. Date

[2012], c1951

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New York to London airspeed record set by Charles Blair

57) The WPA Film Library: The Walkie-Talkie, 1946

Pub. Date

[2012], c1946

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To Blazes with the Walkie Talkie - Walkie-Talkies used in firefighting

58) The WPA Film Library: US Military Equipment, 1916

Pub. Date

[2011], c1916

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English

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Testing of Lewis machine guns by US Army; before the USA's entry into World War One.

59) The WPA Film Library: Chimp in Space, 1961

Pub. Date

[2012], c1961

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First chimpanzee in space (Mercury-Redstone 2 spaceflight)

60) The WPA Film Library: Stunt Flying, 1912

Pub. Date

[2011], c1912

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Wright Brothers hold aviation meet in St. Louis. Early airplane, spectators, some stunt flying. One visitor at the show seems to be Theodore Roosevelt.

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Encourage curiosity and problem solving!

41) The WPA Film Library: Anniversary of Atomic Power, 1962

42) The WPA Film Library: Chlorobromimethane, 1955

43) The WPA Film Library: Plane Flying, ca. 1920

44) The WPA Film Library: Commercial Aviation, ca. 1920

45) The WPA Film Library: The First Auto-Pilot, 1955

46) The WPA Film Library: Part 1Hazardous Waste Treatment, 1980

47) The WPA Film Library: Part 2Controlled Detonation, ca. 1950

48) The WPA Film Library: Display of New Medical Equipment, 1960

49) The WPA Film Library: British Test a Steam Catapult, 1952

50) The WPA Film Library: A Folding Car, ca. 1930

51) The WPA Film Library: The First Manned Space Flight, 1961

52) The WPA Film Library: Farmborough Jet Research Center, 1946

53) The WPA Film Library: Early Computer, 1938

54) The WPA Film Library: Autogiro - Helicopter, 1931

55) The WPA Film Library: Launch of the Pioneer Probe, 1958

56) The WPA Film Library: Airspeed Record Set, 1951

57) The WPA Film Library: The Walkie-Talkie, 1946

58) The WPA Film Library: US Military Equipment, 1916

59) The WPA Film Library: Chimp in Space, 1961

60) The WPA Film Library: Stunt Flying, 1912

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