Using revealing interviews with prominent scientists, and extraordinary newsreels from the 1940s and 1950s, “Unstable Elements” traces the history of nuclear Britain. Combining several stories in one film, this film also examines - through its fictional part - the way the tunnel vision of the atomic scientists is reflected in family life. A film for a wide audience.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016809
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nuclear industry
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Great Britain
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military art and science - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
History → Great Britain - History - 20th century
History → Military art and science - History
History → Science and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Discoveries (in science)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear industry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)