Episode number 3 of Series “Laws of Disorder Series”.
Shows that most of the energy that is used by man is derived from chemical re-actions. Illustrates how chemical energy is converted to heat and how the heat is converted into work as efficiently as possible. Professor Sir George Porter is the lecturer and author of the series.
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ACMI Identifier
321943
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy transfer
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Energy transfer
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical reactions
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Energy metabolism
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Energy transfer
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Force and energy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Heat
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)