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Subject: Re: Physics program on public TV
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 15:19:13 EDT
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> Jerry,
> 
> By the way, I also saw "The Mechanical Universe" on KCET in LA (Channel
> 28) this past Wednesday around 3 or 4 PM.  The subject was the
> fundamental forces of the universe - gravity and electricity - and I
> agree it was very well done.
> 
> The graphics were just beautiful, i.e. taking you through a linear
> accelerator as though you were the atom itself being accelerated. There
> was plenty of 3D panning and zooming so you could see all the mechanics
> on the walls and the electromagnetic forces were represented with
> graphics so you could see the effects as you passed through them.
> Excellent.
> 
Does anyone know how I can get in touch with the originators of this series.

I work with accelerators at los Alamos and we are interested in good ways
to teach people at various levels about such things.  It sounds pretty
neat.

Thanks,


Jim Potter  jp@lanl.arpa