Our Friend the Atom

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Science Documentary published by Others in 1957 - English narration

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From the "Disneyland" (1954) TV Series. Original Air Date: 23 January 1957 (Season 3, Episode 14). Director: Hamilton Luske.

Walt Disney was a true visionary, and his most far-reaching vision examined the future. During the 1950s, his investigation into space exploration and the wondrous opportunities and challenges of space travel not only came alive in several Disneyland TV shows, but helped create strong public support for The United States space program.

"In 'Our Friend The Atom', Disney uses a scene from the film "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" to introduce the story of atomic energy and then turns the program over to Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted atomic energy scientist of that time. There is a fun animated tale of "The Fisherman and the Genie" included as part of extensive animation showing the history of the atom. This history of the atom also included another scene I much enjoy - how an early Greek theory of the atom was lost for centuries." (from an excellent Amazon review by Jerry Edwards)

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Total Size (MB) ... : 500.47 MB
Duration .............. : 00:49:47
Video Codec ....... : DivX 5.0 codec
Resolution .......... : 640 x 480
Aspect Ratio ....... : 1.33:1
Video Bitrate ...... : 1277 KB/s
Framerate .......... : 23.976 FPS
Quality Factor ..... : 0.173 B/px
Audio Codec ....... : MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
Audio Bitrate ...... : 128 KB/s
Channels ............ : 2 Ch
Sampling Rate .... : 48000 Hz
Ripped by ........... : Unknown ripper, found in a package with other Disney educational titles.