Synopsis
The magic of industrial chemistry and its effects on our immediate environment. Shows new products such as nylon stockings and transparent raincoats, and also how chemists are finding ways of controlling pollution from factory chimneys and vehicle exhausts. Ends with a call to young men to join this dynamic profession. Though World War II is not explicitly mentioned, the strategic importance of chemistry weaves a covert thread through this short film.
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- 9 minutes
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★★★ · Can anyone say "Du Pont"? · longfade · 2010-07-07
Very obviously a Du Pont 'product' hyping their myriad other products. I didn't realize until recently the Du Pont owned GM and had a 50/50 agreement with Standard Oil, which explains why so many of these promo films seem to promote technology and progress rather than an obvious single product. It's worth noting that 2 years before this film Du Pont, GM and Standard Oil were collaborating with I.G. Farben, the Nazi chemical cartel, to form Ethyl GmbH. This subsidiary built German factories to give the Nazis leaded gas fuel for their military vehicles, many of which were built by GM owned…
★★★ · Chemical Dependemcy · Spuzz · 2005-07-06
A funny thing happens in this orgy of everything that chemicals have made. Watch, when the model fondles the curtains, pulled down the shade, twirl around in her dress etc, how the narrator is right on the ball to tell us what is made of chemicals. This is pretty much a list of what can be made synthetically, and doesn't hold much interest besides that.
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