Challenge; 8; Building Blocks of Life
- Series
- Challenge
- Episode Number
- 8
- Episode
- Building Blocks of Life
- Producing Organization
- Ross-McElroy Productions
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-9w08w38z5h
- NOLA Code
- CHAG
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Free Radicals unique fragments of molecules caused by radiation in living systems either kill or seriously damage living cells. The how and why of both the particles and the damage they cause is this programs topic Special guest is Edward L. Powers, a microbiologist in the Division of Biological and Medical Research. This Research program is considered one of the most vital by the Atomic Energy Commission. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Since the dawn of the Atomic Age and now the Space Age the men responsible for Americas success are to be found in the laboratories across the nation. This series goes behind the scene at the United States Atomic Energy Commissions Argonne National Laboratory where the cameras record the work now being done by research scientists. Many of the episodes delve into the new man-made elements which only a few years ago did not exist, elements which will be used to boost American missiles into space in the future. One of these elements, plutonium, is expected to become as common as fuel as oil and coal. Television cameras also capture the work being carried out in other fields of nuclear research, such as non-destructive testing which is employed in checking nuclear reactors, and the study of inert gases which scientists have been able to combine with other elements which startling results. A separate episode reveals the work being done with algae cultivated in heavy water. From these experiments, scientists expect some day to find the clues to the process of life itself and a possible breakthrough in the treatment of cancer in humans. Host Norman Ross is a well-known Chicago television personality who has won three Emmys as the citys best television performer. He also writes a column three times a week for the Chicago Daily News. His work includes a nightly newscast with analytical commentary, a weekly conversation show called Off the Cuff, and various special programs in the fields of science, medicine, and public affairs. Challenge was produced for N.E.T. by Ross-McElroy Productions of Chicago. Challenge was produced under a grant from the U.S. Atomic Energy Commissions Argonne National Laboratories. The 22 half-hour episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1962-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Braun, Clifford
Guest: Powers, Edward L.
Host: Ross, Norman
Producer: McElroy, David
Producing Organization: Ross-McElroy Productions
Writer: McElroy, David
Writer: Suchy, John
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2431988-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Duration: 0:28:54
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Challenge; 8; Building Blocks of Life,” 1962-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 25, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-9w08w38z5h.
- MLA: “Challenge; 8; Building Blocks of Life.” 1962-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 25, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-9w08w38z5h>.
- APA: Challenge; 8; Building Blocks of Life. 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-512-9w08w38z5h