Antiques of Science & Technology
Props for NOVA's Julian
The following pages give pictures of part of the apparatus assembled by Jim & Rhoda Morris. They also include some write ups concerning the apparatus. These page will be updated.
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No Words are Powerful Enough to Express The Importance of Basic Scientific Research
See NOVA's Program Forgotten Genius also Click Here t to see a small fraction of the Chemical Apparatus and Instrument we furnished and used as props in this program. Everyone on the team worked especially hard to achieve the highest level of accuracy in equipment experiments and portrayal with remarkable success. Most experiments for the program were in actual laboratories. |
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to see close up photos of crew, actors, and laboratory
equipment showing, the work behind the camera, building up the
laboratory scenes during filming of the NOVA Percy Julian story.
Cooperation, long hours on and off the set were dedicated to the
accuracy of every detail of this film. There are no punches pulled. The
story tells it like it is. Education, Politics, Funding, Competition,
Glory, Disappointments, and Dedication swirling around the business of
doing basic scientific research and applying it . Click here to See In the back ground the fundamental almost hidden importance of this story and why it is so very important to each of us. It is a compelling demonstration that we have a long way to go to win the battle. Click here to See a major disease called The Galilean Syndrome that is infecting basic research and what each of us have to do to stop this disease from devouring us.
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Table of Contents 1. Vacuum Distillation Apparatus 3. Reflux Apparatus & Separatory Funnel 4. General Laboratory Apparatus 5.Polarimeter close up photos and its operation NEW 3/28/07 6 Coming Soon, Pictures of the Hydrogen Carbon Combustion Train 3/28/07 |
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