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Life and Radiation

Hugh O'Connor

1960 | 30 min

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This film begins with a discussion of the most familiar form of radiant energy--sunlight--and the basic similarities and differences between heat, radio waves, X-rays and gamma rays. The effects of atomic radiation on living things is then demonstrated, including a discussion of the possible genetic alterations.

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Credits

director

Hugh O'Connor
producer

Hugh O'Connor
executive producer

David Bairstow
script

Joseph Koenig
photography

Albert Louis Coquillon

Robert Humble

Eugene Boyko
sound

Leo O'Donnell
editing

Robert Russell

Lucien Marleau
sound editing

Don Wellington

Victor Merrill
animation

Gerald Potterton

Pierre L'Amare

Kenneth Horn
music

Maurice Blackburn

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