Our Neighbor - The Moon; 2; Birth of the Moon
- Series
- Our Neighbor - The Moon
- Episode Number
- 2
- Episode
- Birth of the Moon
- Producing Organization
- KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-8911n7zh59
- NOLA Code
- ONTM
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Guest on this episode is Dr. Harold C. Urey, who in 1934 won a Nobel Prize in chemistry. Dr. Urey has specialized in atomic and molecular structure, the thermodynamics of gases, and separation of isotopes. He is a professor-at-large at the University of California, and the author of several books. Among his other interests is a continuing speculation about the origins of our solar system, of the earth, and of the moon. He devotes this episode to a discussion of theories about how the moon was formed: one, that the moon broke away from the earth; two, that the earth was once a double planet; three, that the moon was captured within the gravitational pull of the earth, but did not originate from the earth. He concludes with some remarks about the relationship between the origin of the moon, and that of the solar system. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- The moon is familiar to lunaphiles, favoring to lovers, fatal to lycanthropes, and soon [at the time this series was recorded], perhaps, to be explored by astronauts. What do we know about our nearest celestial neighbor? This series, prepared by KRMA in Denver, is a summary of what we know - and what we suspect, or imagine - about the moon. It combines lectures with photographs, film clips, models, and demonstrations to tell us the facts about the moon, and draws on old paintings, poems, music and fantasies to show how the moon has affected us in no-scientific ways. The host is Dr. Walter Orr Roberts. At the time the series was recorded he was the director of the University of Colorado's High Altitude Observatory, and the newly appointed director the National Center for Atmospheric Studies, located at Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Roberts opens and closes each episode, introduces the special guests, and comments with them on the subject under considerations. This series of 5 half-hour episodes was originally recorded by videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1961-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director:
Case, James
Guest: Urey, Harold C.
Host: Roberts, Walter Orr
Producer: Rains, Cal
Producing Organization: KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2406743-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Our Neighbor - The Moon; 2; Birth of the Moon,” 1961-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 13, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-8911n7zh59.
- MLA: “Our Neighbor - The Moon; 2; Birth of the Moon.” 1961-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 13, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-8911n7zh59>.
- APA: Our Neighbor - The Moon; 2; Birth of the Moon. Boston, MA: 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-512-8911n7zh59