Dynascope

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
100
Date Released
1972
Length of issue (in feet)
486
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: A high powered microscope, yet there’s no peering into tiny eyepieces. The designer got the idea for his cinemascope microscope from gazing, not into a crystal ball, but into a ball bearing.
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/100
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Dynascope', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 100, 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/325447 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)