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Civilisation: 13 -- Heroic Materialism (1969)

1969 · Feature film · 53 min

Synopsis

Surveys the development of western civilization during the 1900's as evidenced in the advance of technology shown through the work of Brunel, the designer of the Thames tunnel, and in the development of the atom bomb. Notes that the advance in technology and the importance attached to it have been accompanied by an upsurge in humanitarianism

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Running time
53 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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