Scientific Blow-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1529A
Date Released
25 Sep 1958
Date submitted
20 Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scientific Blow-Up. DESCRIPTION: It is a lake in the French Alps and, as one of the Geophysical Year’s experiments, scientists laid twenty-five tons of explosives on its bed. That was one way of studying the structure of the Alps! SHOTLIST: GV lake (key). Same. MS men letting out plumb-line into lake. LS lake, soldiers in foreground. CU man presses plunger. CU hand operates knob. GV explosion.
Keywords
Environment; Science and technology; Explosions; Military
Locations
France; French Alps
Footage sources
France
Card file number
75034
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Scientific Blow-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 1529A, 25 Sep 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22619 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)