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ITEM Identifier: hfa00030

Learning about sound. [uncredited], Thomas C. Smith, Encyclopaedia Britanicca Educational Corporation in collaboration with Albert V. Baez, 1974., 1974

Dates

  • Creation: 1974

Language of Materials

Material is in English.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on physical access to the paper portion of this collection. Collection is open for research. The Harvard Film Archive's manuscript collections and paper-based materials are accessed through the Houghton Library Reading Room. This material is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Researchers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine retrieval policies and times.

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Extent

368 16mm film prints
8 DVDs
7 Digital Betacam (TM) tapes
1 linear feet (1 box)

General note

Though sound is unseen, it has a complex physical nature. Presents the basics of sound, starting with its source... vibrations emanating sound waves. An oscilloscope (2/E) experiment with railroad tracks compares the speed of sound through air and through metal. Scenes explore both electrically synthesized and ultrasonic sounds. Concludes with a discussion of noise pollution and ways to control it.

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard Film Archive, Harvard Library, Harvard University Repository

The Harvard Film Archive is one of the largest university-based motion picture collections in the United States, with a collection of 40,000 audio visual items, a growing number of manuscript collections, and nearly one million still photographs, posters, and other promotional materials from around the world and from almost every period in film history. The HFA's collection of paper materials, including the documentation of individual filmmakers as well as promotional materials such as posters, film stills, and ephemera are accessible to Harvard affiliates as well as to outside researchers.

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