Transuranium elements

Reviews the historical problem of the placement of the transuranium elements in the periodic table. The properties of the new elements are demonstrated, and the Hilac, an instrument used in making elements of very high atomic number, is shown. The transuranium elements so far discovered re neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, californium, and einsteinium

Credits

production company

Davidson Films

producer

David W. Ridgway

director

Hal Geer

Duration

00:22:10:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323029

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atomic theory

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical elements

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry - Research

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Periodic law

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1963

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