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Pure Science and Applied Science (1957)

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About this film

Explains how an understanding of pure science can lead to applied science. Demonstrates this relationship by reviewing a theory of heat and how it led to a number of inventions: smokeless fireplaces, new types of stoves, pressure cookers, and drip-style coffee pots. Features Dr. Sariborn C. Brown, Professor of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960)

Directors & creators

WGBH Educational Foundation

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Applied science, Pure science, Physics, History of science, Count Rumford, Benjamin Thompson, Thermodynamics, Nature of heat, Convection currents, Scientific research, Inventions, Fireplace design, Chimneys, Fluid mechanics, Specific gravity, Energy efficiency, Home heating, Domestic technology, Pressure cookers, Coffee makers, 18th century history, 19th century history, Sanborn C. Brown, Scientific method

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