Horizon - 1964

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The World of Buckminster Fuller

1 - The World of Buckminster Fuller

Air Date: February 4, 1964

Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.

Pesticides and Posterity

2 - Pesticides and Posterity

Air Date: May 30, 1964

Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.

A Candle to Nature

3 - A Candle to Nature

Air Date: June 27, 1964

A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.

Strangeness Minus Three

4 - Strangeness Minus Three

Air Date: July 25, 1964

Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.

The Air of Science

5 - The Air of Science

Air Date: August 22, 1964

Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.

The Knowledge Explosion

6 - The Knowledge Explosion

Air Date: September 21, 1964

Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.

The Amateur Scientist

7 - The Amateur Scientist

Air Date: October 19, 1964

The work of amateur scientists.

Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

8 - Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

Air Date: November 16, 1964

Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.

Science, Toys and Magic

9 - Science, Toys and Magic

Air Date: December 14, 1964

Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.