Synopsis
The movie opens with a train barreling through the night. A night watchman enters the frame. He turns and walks up the stairs. He walks the halls with a flashlight. Zenith Radio Corporation presents, "The Long Corridor." Copyright MCMLV. Zenith Radio Corporation. The watchman walks down a long corridor 1:33. The camera pans to a door that says “Solid State Physics” 152. The watchman enters. Physicists work in the lab 2:30. A man uses an x-ray machine to x-ray common salt changing its chemical makeup 3:00. The camera pans across machinery until we see that it is freezing liquid helium 3:35. A man observes a giant electromagnet 3:55. He comes to a door named, “Research” 4:30. His flashlight scans the room 4:46. A man stands at a blackboard in front of a group of students/researchers 5:10. The camera pans across the researchers’ desk. Dr. Robert Adler is pictured - he designed the 6AR8 color separation tube used in color TVs. An animation illustrates how it functions 6:00. Robert Adler was born in Vienna in 1913 and received a doctorate in physics in 1937. After WWII broke out, he came to Chicago and joined Zenith. He was made Director of Research in 1963. Zenith is on the forefront of developing color television 7:30. The fringe lock circuit was invented at Zenith. Other breakthroughs in the technology happened at Zenith laboratories. The IAF amplifier, that automatically adjusts for best picture and sound. The patented and exclusive, intercarrier FM sound take-off coil which…
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Details
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
- Internet Archive item
- 19824-the-long-corridor-vwr
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- Stock Footage