| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
005009 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
James Burke |
| Event |
Originally produced by Ambrose Video in 1978. |
| Summary |
To kick off this fascinating educational series, James Burke details the world's dependence on networks through a narritivization of the power blackout of 1965 in New York City. Then, from the first introduction of the plough in Ancient Egypt to the prevalence of oil in Kuwait, this episode shows how human society grew from tranditional patterns to advanced technologies. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Documentary-style films.
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History, Modern.
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| Genre/Form |
Science
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Burke, James, filmmaker
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Ambrose Video (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
2217817 Kanopy |
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