Miracle of the mind

United States, 1967

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Episode of Series “21st Century”.
Describes the attempts made by humans to understand the nature of the mind, and surveys the contribution science has made to this understanding. Evaluates present knowledge of the brain and mental functions in terms of future civilisation. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.

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Credits

director

Nicholas Webster

producer

Isaac Kleinerman

production company

CBS News

Duration

00:25:20:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1967

Appears in

21st Century

Group of items

21st Century

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322250

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Brain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cerebral dominance

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mind and body

History → Science and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cerebral dominance

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Discoveries (in science)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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