Modern marvels : Heavy metals / Produced by Noah Morowitz ; created by Bruce Nash ; narrated by Max Raphael.
by Morowitz, Noah; Nash, Bruce; Raphael, Max; A&E Television Networks.
Material type: BookSeries: Modern marvels. Publisher: New York, NY : A&E Television Networks, c2006Description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., color and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Heavy Metals | Audio-visual materials | DocumentaryGenre/Form: DVD-video discs.Summary: Heavy metals--uranium, iron, lead, zinc, copper, and nickel--occupy a select portion of the periodic table. They are essential to America's economic and military might. But some of them are among the most mundane of all elements: copper, lead, zinc, and nickel. This film also looks at the superalloys--consisting of steel combined with other metals--that resist corrosion and perform increasingly elaborate functions. From Earth to space, cosmetics to vitamins, in a million different ways, heavy metals are here to stayItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Heavy metals--uranium, iron, lead, zinc, copper, and nickel--occupy a select portion of the periodic table. They are essential to America's economic and military might. But some of them are among the most mundane of all elements: copper, lead, zinc, and nickel. This film also looks at the superalloys--consisting of steel combined with other metals--that resist corrosion and perform increasingly elaborate functions. From Earth to space, cosmetics to vitamins, in a million different ways, heavy metals are here to stay
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