Connections, 7-8

The Resource Connections, 7-8
Label
Connections, 7-8
Title number
7-8
Statement of responsibility
British Broadcasting Corporation and Time-Life Film ; produced by Mick Jackson and David Kennard
Title variation
Connections 1
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
A series presenting science as a detective story illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Part 7: Traces the connection between mercantile competition between the British and Dutch in the 17th century, the development of coal-tar pitch to protect ship hulls and its replacement by copper, the creation of waterproofed clothing, gaslight lamps, and nylon. Part 8: When Napoleon marched across Europe, he needed an efficient way to store provisions. A Frenchman preserved sterilized food in empty champagne bottles, an idea modified by the British, who tried tin cans which sometimes failed leading to experiments with refrigeration. Later, it was discovered that gases may be stored at very low temperatures in a thermos flask and when lit by a spark can send rockets into space
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Member of
Cataloging source
CUY
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Written and presented by British social journalist James Burke
Runtime
104
Series statement
Connections
Series volume
7-8
Technique
live action
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