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The Bell System Science Series

A series of nine educational short subjects from the 1950s-60s, produced by AT&T and Bell Laboratories.

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Part 1 · Nov 19, 1956
Our Mr. Sun
One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in scientific but entertaining terms.
Part 2 · Mar 20, 1957
Hemo the Magnificent
Professor Frank Baxter and some animated friends answer questions about blood. what makes it red? Why do little animals' hearts beat so quickly? And so much more.
Part 3 · Oct 25, 1957
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.

Part 4 · Feb 12, 1958

The Unchained Goddess

A scientist and a writer explain the various meteorological phenomena to Meteora, the goddess of weather, while giving an insight into the technology involved in predicting them and warning about the threat of global climate change.

Part 5 · Oct 23, 1958

Gateways to the Mind

The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch are explored in a accurate but simple manner via human impression and cartoon characters!

Part 6 · Jan 26, 1959

The Alphabet Conspiracy

Dr. Frank Baxter, with the help of The Mad Hatter and Jabberwock, takes young Judy exploring the world of language, in which she finds out that language is for doing more than just talking.

Part 7 · Dec 9, 1960

The Thread of Life

Introduction to DNA by Frank Baxter and Bell Labs.

Part 8 · Feb 5, 1962

About Time

An entry in the Bell Science animated film series, on the nature of time.

Part 9 · Jan 24, 1964

The Restless Sea

The Restless Sea is a 1964 educational animated feature-length film. It was produced by Disney as the final entry in the Bell Telephone Science Hour series. Animated sequences illustrate the work of oceanographers in searching out complex and interwoven relationships of nature in the sea integrating the marine applications of many sciences. Filmed action from above and below the surface shows instruments which plunge through layers of sediment to obtain geological records and oceanographic equipment ranging from underwater television to research vessels.