“THE MIGHTY ELECTRON“ 1950s INDUSTRY ON PARADE EPISODE RADIO CONTROL / ELECTRON MICROSCOPE 97134c

Produced by the National Association of Manufacturers as a weekly newsreel, “Industry on Parade” is a pictorial review of events in business and industry. This episode “The Mighty Electron“ looks at the electronics industry and the benefits that electronics have brought to households, industry, and the military. It starts with a short historical overview and some everyday applications including radio, television, and radar flight control. This is followed by industry applications such as automation in production, oil prospecting, and remote observation of industrial processes. It also looks at medical applications including in x rays and the benefits of electron microscopes. Finally, it looks towards the future, with a focus on satellites and astronomical discoveries. 0:07 “Industry on Parade” theme, 0:38 Title “The Mighty Electron”, 0:44 a man working at an early radio broadcasting station, 1:12 the skyline of New York including the radio mast of the Empire State Building, 1:35 a ship radar operator looking at his screen, 1:47 a United DC-6 flying, 2:00 a ground radar installation spinning at a control tower, 2:30 aircraft taking off, 2:38 inside of a large regional air traffic control center, 2:52 a traffic light turning red in Wayne County, Michigan which has traffic lights timed by radio signal 3:32 a Chevrolet Belair taxicab with the driver using his radio to communicate with dispatch 3:51 women sitting in a factory working on electronic wiring harnesses, 4:54 a U.S. Army electronic communications truck or mobile headquarters, 5:33 an Army radar operator looking at his screen, 5:46 a car driving up to a garage that opens by itself, 6:00 home electronics such as television, microwave ovens, radio, and stereo, kids watch television 6:00, stereo sound record player. 6:27 a conveyor belt which weighs product automatically, as part of a mass production assembly line 6:58 demonstration of magnetic tape being programmed to control a machine tool, 7:42 drills drilling holes in metal pieces, 8:01 an industrial closed circuit television system in a power plant, 8:16 explosions for oil prospecting are measured by seismometers to map the underground strata, 8:30 a teacher being filmed for television broadcast into classrooms 9:03 a scientist in a laboratory looking at a transistor in a developmental lab, possibly Bell Labs. A device is shown that resembles a tape recorder which the narrator teases will allow recording of TV programs 9:24 scientists with a model of an atomic structure, 9:39 scientists using an electron microscope, 9:55 woman using a mobile x-ray machine on patient 10:35 a camera linked to a microscope is used by a physician who is doing continuing medical education 10:51 a man getting into a liquid scintillation counter and is sealed inside, 11:48 lots of electronics inside a trailer near an experimental nuclear reactor, 12:12 sounding rockets being launched in the desert of New Mexico, 12:28 tracking antenna capturing the flight of a satellite, 12:42 radio telescopes, 13:06 Title “American Industry – builder of a better tomorrow”. “Industry on Parade“ aired in the United States from 1950–1960. It was produced by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The show depicts complicated industrial processes that transform raw materials into finished products available for consumption by Americans. Its episodes generally contain several sections, each of which looks at a different aspect of some larger topic within industry. It won a Peabody Award during its run. Liquid scintillation counting is the measurement of radioactive activity of a sample material which uses the technique of mixing the active material with a liquid scintillator (e.g. zinc sulfide), and counting the resultant photon emissions. The purpose is to allow more efficient counting due to the intimate contact of the activity with the scintillator. It is generally used for alpha particle or beta particle detection. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit