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245 1 0 _aModern marvels :
_bHeavy metals /
_cProduced by Noah Morowitz ; created by Bruce Nash ; narrated by Max Raphael.
260 0 _aNew York, NY :
_bA&E Television Networks,
_cc2006.
300 _a1 videodisc (50 min.) :
_bsd., color and b&w ;
_c4 3/4 in.
440 _aModern marvels.
500 _aHistory Channel Cat No. AAAE76206.
520 _aHeavy 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
650 _aHeavy Metals.
650 _aAudio-visual materials.
650 _aDocumentary.
655 _aDVD-video discs.
700 _aMorowitz, Noah.
700 _aNash, Bruce.
700 _aRaphael, Max.
710 _aA&E Television Networks.
740 _aHeavy Metals.
942 _cDVD
999 _c49847
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