Episode of Series “The 21st Century”.
An exploration of the ocean floor in a diving bell submarine that takes divers to an underwater residence for aquanauts. Among other devices shown are a four-story laboratory, a submarine with wheels and a remote controlled recovery robot. Interviews by Walter Cronkite with specialists in this area of research, including Jacques Cousteau, are featured also.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014296
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Underwater exploration
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Submarine boats
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Submarine boats
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Scuba diving
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Laboratories
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Robots
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)