Episode of Series “Australia in the 80’s”.
An overview of current scientific and medical research in Australia. Looks briefly at space tracking stations, interscan, solar energy, medical technology, nuclear medicine, microsurgery and the invitro fertilisation program. Suitable for secondary level.
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ACMI Identifier
015367
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Research, Industrial
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Solar energy
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fertilization in vitro
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fertilization in vitro
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Microsurgery
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nuclear medicine
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fertilization in vitro
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar energy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)