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Title Work

Title No: 5436

Title: Breakthrough: the changing face of science in America

Medium: Moving Image

Date: c8 Apr  1996 (Broadcast)

Original Summary:
"Intimate biographical profiles of 20 contemporary Afro-American, Latino and Native American scientists and engineers who are making advances in biology, astronomy, physics, mathematics and many other scientific disciplines."--Summary from WorldCat

Episode 1. The path of most resistance (area of focus: physics) -- Episode 2. An atmosphere of change (area of focus: environmental science) --Episode  3. With nerve and muscle (area of focus: biology) -- Episode 4. Engineering from the inside out (area of focus: engineering) -- Episode 5. Science and the American dream (area of focus: applied science) -- Episode 6. A delicate balance (area of focus: math/computer science).

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 5 hr 18 min 

Credits:
RoleName
Production CompanyBlackside, Inc.
NarratorBraugher, Andre
ProducerBrown, Trudi
ProducerEstébanez, Natatcha
ProducerOtt, Thomas
ProducerParks, Yolanda
Distribution CompanyPBS Distribution
ProducerStange, Eric
ProducerTaylor-Mead, Elizabeth
ProducerTovares, Joseph

Items x12

ItemDescription
5436-1Video Tape : Video home system 
5436-2Digital : Video/dvcpro 50 
5436-3Digital : Video/mpeg 
5436-4Disc : DVD 
5436-5Video Tape : BetacamSP 
5436-6Digital : Video/quicktime 
5436-7Video Tape : D1 
5436-8Video Tape : D1 
5436-9Video Tape : D1 
5436-10Video Tape : D1 
5436-11Digital : Video/mpeg 
5436-12Video Tape : D3 


Contents x6

Seq NoTitle NoTitle
18The path of most resistance
310An atmosphere of change
411Engineering from the inside out
512Science and the American dream
613A delicate balance
724696Profile of Wilfred Denetclaw, Jr.: Muscling the problem


Related Works x1

TypeTitle NoTitle
5437Breakthrough--the changing face of science in America