Shows how the photo-conductive cell is highly sensitive to infra-red radiation. Illustrates various methods of detecting and measuring such radiation; history of research into the photo-conductive effect - Willoughby Smith’s experiments and Adam’s and Day’s work; composition of a photo-conductive cell and its working; the distance in spectral response curve between the different substances; operation of guided missiles, steel furnaces, and medical analysis.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008338
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cell division
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radiation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)