Episode 149, "X-Rays" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The unique power of x-rays to reveal the otherwise invisible; practical applications - anatomy, crystal and alloy structures, and a look into the future of x-ray microscopy; features guest scientist Dr. Paul Kirkpatrick (Stanford); the animal of the week is the Giant Horned Frog. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: X-rays
Episode 148, "Story of the Alphabet" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The evolution of written communication and how sound and word symbols have been developed since Stone Age man; features guest scientist Dr. Lloyd Reynolds (Reed College); the animal of the week is a condor. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Alphabet
Episode 147, "Radar Defense Screen" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The ceaseless search of the skies by electronic sentinels to protect us against enemies by air; features guest scientist Brigadier General James W. Andrew, (USAF); the animal of the week is a hawk-headed parrot. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Radar defense networks
Episode 142, "Superstitions" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How and why people react to age-old superstitions, legends, omens and folklore; features guest scientist Dr. Douglas M. Kelley (UC); the animal of the week is a 2-headed Australian lizard. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Superstition
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Episode 140, "The Heart/Know Your Heart" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Basic facts everyone should understand about the human heart and recent medical discoveries in cardio vascular research; features guest scientists Dr. Francis L. Chamberlain and Dr. Earl Miller; the animal of the week is a toucan. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topics: Heart, Cardiovascular system, Cardiopulmonary system
Episode 139, "Improving on Nature" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The science of applied genetics and how it is used in the development of new and better kinds of plants and animals; features guest scientist Dr. David Regnery (Stanford University); the animal of the week is an iguana. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Genetics
Episode 135, "The Submarine" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Undersea travel - from Ancient Greece to modern times - including a look at its atomic-energized future; features guests Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood; the animal of the week is a civet cat. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Submarines (Ships)
Episode 138, "Romance of Printing" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. From the invention of moveable type, which opened new vistas of communication among peoples, to modern techniques; features guest scientist Karl Hoffman; the animal of the week is a king crab. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Printing
Episode 128, "Indian Culture" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How Early American Indians lived, their legends and artistic accomplishments. How they devised clothing from resources of their environment; features guest scientist Dr. Frederic H. Douglas (Denver Art Museum); the animal of the week is a sulphur-crested cockatoo. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topics: First Nations (North America), Native Americans, Indians of North America--Material culture
Episode 111, "Safety At Work" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How science solves the problems of continually safeguarding people. Practical demonstrations of the parallel advance of technology and worker welfare; features guest scientist Thomas Soule; the animal of the week is a baby polar bear. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topics: Industrial safety, Job safety, Safety of workers, Occupational safety and health
Episode 107, "The Earth's Origin" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action. Newest scientific theories of how our planet and its satellite, the moon, were formed; features guest scientist Dr. Harold C. Urey (Nobel prize winner, the University of Chicago); the animal of the week is a Honolulu flatfish. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Earth (Planet)--Origin
Episode 104, "How Ants Live" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The complex community organization of ants - Nature's closest approach to human society; features guest scientist Dr. Edward S. Ross (California Academy of Sciences); the animal of the week is a spotted skunk. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Ants
Episode 97, "Rain-Making" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Facts and fables about man's efforts to control a natural phenomenon; features guest scientist Dr. Philip Church (University of Washington); the animal of the week is crayfish and gastroliths. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topic: Rain-making
Episode 112, "High Altitude Survival" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Problems of igloo life at 18,000 feet on the slopes of Mt. McKinley; features guest scientist Dr. Bradford Washburn (Director, Boston Museum of Science); the animal of the week are two Eskimo huskies. Source: 1 reel of 1; 16mm film
Topics: Survival, Eskimos--Alaska--Social life and customs
Episode 524, "Supernova" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. A celestial catastrophy is described and a new theory of the formation of cosmic rays is presented over television for the first time; features guest scientist Dr. Stirling Colgate (UC); the animal of the week is tropical birds. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Supernovae, Supernovas
Episode 523, "Breeding Salmon" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. At one time plentiful, but now in short supply, salmon are being reborn in an accelerated life cycle through research. Black and white; features guest scientist Dr. Lauren Donaldson (Fisheries, University of Washington); the animal of the week is dogs: dogs: Giant Pyrenees, St. Bernard, Great Dane, and Bouvier des Flandres. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Salmon--Breeding
Episode 511, "Lifting Bodies" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. When space travel becomes routine, a wingless 'lifting body' space vehicle may be utilized to re-enter the earth's atmosphere; features guest scientist Dr. Alfred J. Eggers Jr. (NASA); the animal of the week is an octopus. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Lifting bodies (Aeronautics)
Episode 510, "Cosmetic Surgery" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The process by which signs of aging are removed from the face through skills of the plastic surgeon; features guest scientist Dr. Mar W. McGregor (Exec. Committee, Amer. Soc. of Plastic Surgeons); the animal of the week is domestic cats. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Cosmetic surgery, Plastic surgery
Episode 509, "Liquid Air" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Aspects of low temperature research and the useful applications of liquid air in biological research, solid state physics, and computer technology; features guest scientist Dr. Harvey E. White (Director of Lawrence Hall of Science, UC); the animal of the week is a talking Mynah bird. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Liquid air, Liquefied gases, Low temperature research
Episode 508, "Infrared Report/Space Age Research" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. A report on recent advances in man's conquest of the areas beyond his home planet; features guest scientist Dr. Robert Talley, Hughes Aircraft Company; the animal of the week is dolphins. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Infrared radiation, Space sciences, Science and space
Episode 503, "Fluid Balance and Weight Control" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. Harold A. Harper, Dean of the Graduate School, University of California Medical Center, discusses the problems of water retention in the human body. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Water-electrolyte balance (Physiology), Body weight--Regulation
Episode 497, "Laws of Motion" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. For his twenty-fifth appearance on the program Dr. Harvey E. White, Director, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, presents a series of demonstrations basic to modern physics. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Motion, Physics, Kinetics
Episode 495, "Project Apollo" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Col. John Powers, United States Air Force, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, makes an up-to-the-minute report on the astronaut program; the animal of the week is a margay. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Moon--Exploration, Astronauts, Solar system--Exploration
Episode 494, "The Skin" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. What does the sun do to the skin? How can you keep your skin healthy? These and other questions about the human body will be answered by John Epstein, M.D., University of California Medical Center; the animal of the week is trained German shepherds. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Skin
Episode 492, "Satellite Communications/Photography in Satellites/ Advanced Communications Satellite" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. A new satellite travels 6,876 miles per hour, 22,320 miles up, for television and telephone communications; features guest scientist Dr. Harold Rosen, Hughes Aircraft Company; the animal of the week is Belgian horses. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Episode 486, "The Liver" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The physiology of this important organ; research that will aid medical science in a better understanding of its function; features guest scientist Dr. Ralph Brauer, U. S. Radiological Defense Laboratory; the animal of the week is a rat kangaroo (potoroo). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Liver
Episode 484, "Lunar Exploration Rockets" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Space Engineers at work on the problems of docking and take-off on the moon's surface; features guest scientist Rexford H. Osborne, United Technology Center of the United Aircraft Corporation. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Moon--Exploration, Rocketry, Lunar exploration, Space flight to the moon
Episode 483, "Ultra Centrifuge" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How the development of this most sophisticated of research instruments has aided science in many important discoveries; features guest scientist Dr. Edward G. Pickels, Spinco Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Centrifuges, Ultracentrifuges
Episode 482, "Hybrid Rockets" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. J. Edmund Fitzgerald, Lockheed Propulsion Company, demonstrates a new concept in rocketry which utilizes a combination of solid fuel and liquid oxidizer; the animal of the week is a Himalayan bear. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Hybrid propellant rockets, Rocketry
Episode 481, "Weather - Past, Present, and Future/New Weather Theories" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Space exploration has opened up a wealth of new ways to probe the ancient mysteries of meteorology. To bring us up to date, Dr. Walter Orr Roberts of the University of Colorado returns to 'Science in Action"; the animal of the week is a kinkajou. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Weather, Weather forecasting, Weather control
Episode 479, "Telstar" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. This communication satellite recently made the worldwide transmission of live television a reality. What makes it tick? Features guest scientist Dr. Robert Shennum, Bell Telephone Labs. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Project Telstar, Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Episode 478, "Project Mohole" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Man's effort to learn the character of the earth's interior has led to the development of an ocean-going bore that penetrates the sea bottom; features guest scientist Willard Bascom, Ocean Science and Engineering Co. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Mohorovicic discontinuity, Earth (Planet)--Internal structure
Episode 477, "Work, Energy, and Power" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Basic principles of work, energy and power are made more meaningful through lively demonstrations that apply to many activities; features guest scientist Dr. Howard Shugart (UC). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Energy, Energy conversion, Force and energy
Episode 476, "Human Locomotion" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Amputees and other handicapped persons present a challenge to the Orthopedist. Verne Inman, M.D., U.C. Medical Center, demonstrates new developments in orthotics and prosthetic devices. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Human locomotion
Episode 475, "Animal Senses" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. A husband and wife team, Doctors Lorus and Margery Milne of the University of New Hampshire, report research on animals and the five senses; the animal of the week is an eagle. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Animals, Senses and sensation, Sensory biology
Episode 474, "Pre-Columbian Art" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Millard Sheets, famed artist and designer, tells the exciting story of the art treasures of ancient Aztec, Mayan and Mexican civilizations. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Precolumbian art, Pre-Columbian art, Indian art
Episode 472, "Oxygen Therapy" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Since its 18th century discovery by Priestly, this life-sustaining gas has been employed in an increasing number of therapeutic ways; features guest scientist Dr. Harold Jolley, M.D. (Anesthesiologists Medical Group, San Francisco). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Oxygen therapy, Oxygen--Therapeutic use
Episode 470, "Missile Photography" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Carl Brewster, Aerospace Corporation, Cape Canaveral, Florida, demonstrates how scientific photography is helping America's spece effort by recording the performance of outward-bound missiles; the animal of the week is a slow loris. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Photography--Scientific applications, Rocketry, Guided missiles
Episode 468, "Moonmobile" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How a newly developed mechanism with TV eyes, six legs, and a single claw will study and report the moon's surface, preparing the way for man; features guest scientist John D. McKenny (Space-General Corp). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Moon--Exploration, Lunar surface vehicles, Lunar exploration
Episode 467, "Pain" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. David B. Cheek, M. D., presents a series of fascinating demonstrations about the phenomenon of pain and describes medicine's latest advances in its alleviation. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Pain, Pain perception, Pain--Treatment
Episode 465, "Applied Mathematics/The Ever-Changing Third R" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Henry O. Pollak, staff mathematician, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, demonstrates how the solution of complex problems in our times has led to the development of a new field of science. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Mathematics, Applied mathematics
Episode 462, "The Age of Reptiles" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. Earl S. Herald presents a panorama of aminal life in prehistoric times - linking dinosaurs to modern dragons; features guest scientist Dr. Ruben A. Stirton; the animal of the week is an Angus cow. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Paleontology, Reptiles, Fossil
Episode 460, "Periodontics" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Newsworthy advances in a specialized field of dentistry demonstrated by Alvin C. Hileman, D.M.D., University of California School of Dentistry. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Periodontics
Episode 459, "The Ion Engine" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How a new propulsion device, using a stream of sub-atomic particles, will accelerate future rocket ships to fantastic speeds in space; features guest scientist Dr. Malcolm R. Currie (Hughes Aircraft Co.). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Ion rockets
Episode 458, "Origin of Life" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Nobel Laureate Dr. Melvin Calvin, University of California, describes the beginning of cell life on earth and discusses the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Life--Origin, Cells
Episode 456, "History of Medicine" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. Ilza Veith, The Universityof Chicago, demonstrates how much of our medical knowledge derives from the past. Her studies in the backgrounds of medicine at Johns Hopkins University, led to the first Ph.D. awarded in this subject. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Medicine--History
Episode 455, "Search for New Elements" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. Albert Ghiorso, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, demonstrates how scientists working with the giant Bevatron, have created the new trans-uranium elements. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topic: Chemical elements
Episode 454, "Fossil Fishes" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. Dr. Earl S. Herald interprets from geologic strata the story of aquatic life in ancient seas as it compares today with living fishes of the world. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Fishes, Fossil, Ichthyology
Episode 453, "The Spectrum" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. How visible and invisible light sources, acting as the fingerprints of matter, reveal the structure of atoms and molecules; features guest scientist Dr. Harvey White (UC). Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Spectrum analysis, Light--Wave-length
Episode 452, "Fiber-Glass Rockets" of the California Academy of Sciences' television program 'Science in Action'. The newest development in rocketry, a light-weight substance that meets high temperature specifications for space, is presented by Christian Frey, United Technology Corporation. Source: 1 reel of 1; 2" Quad.
Topics: Fiberglass, Fiber glass, Glass-reinforced plastics, Rocketry
