How we get our power

United States, 1949

Film
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Explains how power comes from nature and how humans have learned to put this power to use. Surveys the major sources of power: wind, water, fuel, explosives and the atom.

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Credits

production company

Young America Films

Duration

00:10:37:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1949

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321448

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wind power

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Explosives

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fossil fuels

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wind power

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Steam-engines

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric power

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Steam-engines

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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