RESOURCES AND PEOPLE 



A IS FOR ATOM 



Color Sound; U. S. Atomic Energy Commission 



Animation Free Loan 



15 minutes 



Still a classic example as the simplified explanation of nuclear 

 fission and the atomic element, probably because it employs a 

 straightforward and arresting animation. 



The film defines electrons, protons and neutrons plus the kind 

 of "cosmic glue" holding atoms together. A brief sequence intro- 

 duces the elements beginning with hydrogen (one electron) to 

 uranium (92). Isotopes are introduced and there is a sequence in 

 which uranium is bombarded by neutrons and nuclear fission takes 

 place. 



The story makes clear two primary purposes for peaceful use of 

 the nuclear reactor. One is controlled heat for industry (possibly 

 in time eliminating both coal and petroleum). The other is the 

 detector ability of the reactor, which is shown as it tests the efficacy 

 of fertilizers on plant growth and its uses in medicine, biochemistry 

 and metallurgy. The film concludes with a plea for common under- 

 standing of this greatest man-made force. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; senior high; college; adult 



AIR POLLUTION EVERYONE'S BUSINESS 



Color Sound Kaiser Steel Corporation 



20 minutes Free Loan 



One of the latest films in the new problem field of air pollution, 

 this demonstrates the manner in which ordinary daily activities 

 of many individuals and industries combine to pollute the air. 

 Graphic and easy-to-follow animation indicates the way in which 

 the pollutants in the air merge with elements like ozone to create 

 smog. The picture goes on to describe the efforts of one particular 

 steel company in the far West to solve its own air pollution prob- 

 lems. Solutions are researched in the laboratory, tested in the field, 

 and proven at the factory. 



The problem of air pollution is worthwhile enough on its own 

 merit to warrant careful attention, but even more important is the 

 fact that this is the visual record of an industrial company which 

 appears to be doing something about the problem at its source. 



AUDIENCE: Senior high; college; adult 



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