Colourful notions (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1984

TV show
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Colour vision must have evolved to serve some practical purpose. Dr. Edwin Lord has a new theory that colour is not the property of objects at all but the result of complex calculations which the brain performs to ensure that objects can be recognized under a wide range of light conditions

Credits

producer

John Ross

production company

BBC

Language

English

Duration

00:50:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34339

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts â†’ Color

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Anatomy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Eye

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Perception

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Color

Television

Television â†’ Television series â†’ Television series - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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