What's on Visit The Lens
Home
What's on
Cinemas Exhibitions
Visit
Food & drink Shop How to get to ACMI Accessibility Amenities School groups Families More info
Accessibility
Collections & Preservation
Projects & Partnerships
Schools & Teachers
Membership
Support us
About us
Contact us
Shop
Venue hire
Touring exhibitions
ACMI X Residency
Subscribe
The Lens

Works explorer

Sir John Cockroft

United Kingdom, 1956
film

Episode of Series “Commonwealth Teleview”. Sir John Cockcroft, Director of Britain’s Atomic Research Establishment, answers question, put to..

Read more

Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Calder Hall

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 79%

Calder Hall: how a thermal reactor works

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 77%

Atomic achievement

United Kingdom, 1957
Similarity: 77%

Canada's atom goes to work

Canada, 1952
Similarity: 77%

The Engineer and the atom

United Kingdom, 1959
Similarity: 76%

This nuclear age

Canada, 1974
Similarity: 74%

Putting the atom to work

United Kingdom, 1966
Similarity: 72%

Chapelcross: Scotland's first nuclear power station

United Kingdom, 1959
Similarity: 71%

More power from the atom

United Kingdom, 1958
Similarity: 71%

Nuclear power from Berkeley

United Kingdom, 1963
Similarity: 71%

Can it hold together?

Canada, 1957
Similarity: 71%

Energy from the atom

Canada, 1978
Similarity: 71%

Sir Robert Scott

United Kingdom, 1950
Similarity: 70%

Steel and atomic energy

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 70%

Living tomorrow. No. 101

United Kingdom, 1972
Similarity: 69%

Uranium fission: atomic energy

United Kingdom, 1947
Similarity: 69%

A Matter of choice

Canada, 1975
Similarity: 69%

Atomic juggernaut

Canada, 1971
Similarity: 69%
Back to top

ADDRESS: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia

OPENING HOURS
Museum

Open daily 10am – 5pm
Plan your visit

Game Worlds extended hours
31 Dec 2025 – 26 Jan 2026: 10am–6pm
Buy tickets

ACMI Cinemas
Check screening times

ACMI Cafe + Bar
Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm*
Sat & Sun 10am – 4.30pm*
*Hours extended to accomodate cinema sessions.

ACMI Shop
Open daily 11am – 5pm
Shop online

School groups (by advance booking only)
Mon–Fri 10am – 2.30pm

Subscribe
Follow ACMI on FacebookSubscribe to ACMI's YouTube channelFollow ACMI on TikTokFollow ACMI on InstagramWeChatRedNote

Terms & Conditions
Reports & Policies
Accessibility
Contact us

ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.