A Glimpse at a thousand points

A discussion of the discoveries of the light deflector. Cathodes ray tube and photocell lead to a simple explanation of how television works and modern developments in television technology.

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Credits

producer

Egpm Tornow

production company

Ifage Filmproduktion (DE)

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

Germany

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320938

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Germany, 1962

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