The Coming Space Age

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Series
The Coming Space Age
Producing Organization
United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Institute of Aeronautical Science
KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
Denver Public Schools
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-512-nk3610wt5k
NOLA Code
CSAG
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Description
Series Description
"The first fifteen minutes of 'THE COMING SPACE AGE' traces, in film from many sources, the development of the rocket up to an 'Explorer' launching. Then, a group of noted scientists discuss the implications of the space age for education, science, communications, travel, international relations, and the individual."--1958 Peabody Awards entry form.
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Special
Topics
Science
Technology
Rights
Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:59:09.921
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Credits
Director: Case, Jim
Guest: Pickering, William H.
Guest: Whipple, Fred L.
Guest: Singer, Sigfried
Guest: Furnas, Clifford
Host: Cherrington, Ben H.
Producer: Rains, Cal
Producing Organization: United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Producing Organization: Institute of Aeronautical Science
Producing Organization: KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
Producing Organization: Denver Public Schools
Writer: Rains, Cal
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-177913871c4 (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: cpb-aacip-d2bc86b873b (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-7634bce9a60 (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Duration: 00:59:20
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Citations
Chicago: “The Coming Space Age,” The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 22, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-nk3610wt5k.
MLA: “The Coming Space Age.” The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-nk3610wt5k>.
APA: The Coming Space Age. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, 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-nk3610wt5k