Planet Earth; 1; The Hidden Earth

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Series
Planet Earth
Episode Number
1
Episode
The Hidden Earth
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Contributing Organization
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/15-09j3vq4c
NOLA Code
OTWL
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Description
Episode Description
This episode deals with seismology, the study of earthquakes and attendant phenomena. It traces the history of man's knowledge of earthquakes, assesses the present-day understanding of the structure of the hidden earth, and pictures and explains current research efforts. Striking footage on the power of earthquakes of what earthquakes waves tell us about the crust, mantle, and the core of the earth. This includes footage of an experimental drilling rig that will drill through the crust under the ocean floor in an attempt to reach the mantle itself. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
This series, inspired by the striking results of the recent International Geophysical Year, pictures man's quest for knowledge and outlines the most important discoveries, ideas, and challenges in each of the principal fields of geophysics. The content ranges from ancient to present and possible future ideas and experiments. Art and animation are used to depict the early theories, and live film footage covers current laboratory experiments and field activities. Film crews were sent out to many parts of the world, from the tropics to the poles, to show scientists at work. Planet Earth was produced in 1959-60 by the National Academy of sciences, in cooperation with the WGBH Educational Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, under a grant from the Ford Foundation. Producer: Lother Wolff of Louis de Rochemont Associates, Inc. Director: Dr. Hugh Odishaw, executive director of the U.S. National Committee of the IGY, National Academy of Sciences. More than two hundred leading U.S. geophysicists also assisted in the production. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1963-04-14
Date
1960-00-00
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Environment
Nature
Science
Rights
Copyight U.S. National Academy of Sciences November 1, 1960
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Director: Odishaw, Hugh
Producer: Wolff, Lothar
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Producing Organization: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Production Unit: Media Library and Archives
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_2605 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:29:28?
WGBH
Identifier: 118674 (WGBH Barcode)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Print
Duration: 00:29:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2322868-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2322868-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2322868-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “Planet Earth; 1; The Hidden Earth,” 1963-04-14, Thirteen WNET, WGBH, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 8, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-09j3vq4c.
MLA: “Planet Earth; 1; The Hidden Earth.” 1963-04-14. Thirteen WNET, WGBH, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 8, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-09j3vq4c>.
APA: Planet Earth; 1; The Hidden Earth. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, WGBH, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-09j3vq4c