The Atom And Industry
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Animated illustration of atom. Hydroelectric power plant, oil refinery. Geiger counter, photographic badge.
Workers rurning in badges to Health Physics Dept. window
12:24:22 Workers in locker room hang up lab coats: “I see you’ve been working w/ the hot stuff again.” “I just hope this place doesn’t blow up or give us any of those burns I’ve read about.” “I dont’ think we have anything to worry about...” Workers leave; punch time clock. “I still don’t like working around this radioactivity, Harry. I wouldn’t worry about it Jim. My guess is that its going to be around for a good long time.”
12:25:19 Animated atom. Reactor in large building. Illustrated drawing w/ cut-away. OIl field of derricks & VO of use of radio-isotope. Diagram of pipeline w/ isotope thru. Pumps in Midland Oil refinery. Ext. Office & man at map pointing & explaining pumping to Indiana refinery. Panover storage tanks & barrels. Men at control panel w/ alarm bell triggered by isotope. “You mean that oil’s radioactivity? Hey, I’m getting out of here. Oh, take it easy; don’t worry about that. Sure, there’s a bit of radioactivity in there...” “You mean that radioactivity stays w/ the oil all the way from Texas?” Views of refinery.
12:27:45 Using radioactive iron piston rings in automotive industry handled by long handle. Test engine running w/ technician. Cutaway drawing of piston showing oil absorbing radioactive particles. Laboratory testing, measuring w/ counter automatically recording from samples.
12:29:28 Large paper mill interior w/ radioactivity measuring thickness w/ gauging machine & strontium. Illustrated diagram showing beta particles & detector. Large rolls of paper & moving completed rolls.
12:30:25 Men in dark room processing pictures showing flaw in casting by a radiograph. Technician shows how its done. Illustration of cobalt as radioactive source to penetrate castings & make photograph.
12:31:54 Man shaking solution in glass ?? & fitting into machine. “Can the energy of the atom be harness to
run machinery? ...in a piece of radio uranium the size of a walnut there’s as much potential energy as in the amount of coal it would take to fill a 100 car train.” Coal fired plant & large shovel loading coal. Diagram of transferring heat to run power plant. Various shots of industries, machines. The End.
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The Atom And Industry Encyclopaedia Britannica Animated illustration of atom. Hydroelectric power plant, oil refinery. Geiger counter, photographic badge. Workers rurning in badges to Health Physics Dept. window 12:24:22 Workers in locker room hang up lab coats: “I see you’ve been working w/ the hot stuff again.” “I just hope this place doesn’t blow up or give us any of those burns I’ve read about.” “I dont’ think we have anything to worry about...” Workers leave; punch time clock. “I still don’t like working around this radioactivity, Harry. I wouldn’t worry about it Jim. My guess is that its going to be around for a good long time.” 12:25:19 Animated atom. Reactor in large building. Illustrated drawing w/ cut-away. OIl field of derricks & VO of use of radio-isotope. Diagram of pipeline w/ isotope thru. Pumps in Midland Oil refinery. Ext. Office & man at map pointing & explaining pumping to Indiana refinery. Panover storage tanks & barrels. Men at control panel w/ alarm bell triggered by isotope. “You mean that oil’s radioactivity? Hey, I’m getting out of here. Oh, take it easy; don’t worry about that. Sure, there’s a bit of radioactivity in there...” “You mean that radioactivity stays w/ the oil all the way from Texas?” Views of refinery. 12:27:45 Using radioactive iron piston rings in automotive industry handled by long handle. Test engine running w/ technician. Cutaway drawing of piston showing oil absorbing radioactive particles. Laboratory testing, measuring w/ counter automatically recording from samples. 12:29:28 Large paper mill interior w/ radioactivity measuring thickness w/ gauging machine & strontium. Illustrated diagram showing beta particles & detector. Large rolls of paper & moving completed rolls. 12:30:25 Men in dark room processing pictures showing flaw in casting by a radiograph. Technician shows how its done. Illustration of cobalt as radioactive source to penetrate castings & make photograph. 12:31:54 Man shaking solution in glass ?? & fitting into machine. “Can the energy of the atom be harness to run machinery? ...in a piece of radio uranium the size of a walnut there’s as much potential energy as in the amount of coal it would take to fill a 100 car train.” Coal fired plant & large shovel loading coal. Diagram of transferring heat to run power plant. Various shots of industries, machines. The End. Educational FIlms; Promotional Films; Industrial Propaganda; Tacky; Kitsch; 1950s; Americana;