James Burke

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Masters of Illusion
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Masters of Illusion

Jan 01, 1991

Masters of Illusion
1991 29 min 1 vues
This exploration of visual illusions, explained by James Burke in the context of its discovery by the Renaissance masters, and now used by Hollywood special effects wizards is certainly of the most valuable and entertaining educational videos ever produced. If you teach art or film, or if you are a student of any age, your education is incomplete unless you have seen this film. Works of Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli, Rapheal and others are used to illustrate the technical and artistic achievements of the Renaissance, but within a very contemporary context of how we see the world in reality or artificial illusion. This is about the discovery of how to make a two dimensional image appear in three dimensions through an understanding of light, shadow, color, and vanishing point perspective.
IMAX - Speed
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IMAX - Speed

Jan 01, 1984

IMAX - Speed
1984 25 min 8 vues
A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.
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ReConnections
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ReConnections

Jun 06, 2004

ReConnections
2004 57 min 1 vues
25th anniversary of James Burke's landmark Connections program, in which Burke looks back and forward to the program's digital incarnation, the Knowledge Web
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Apollo 11: A Night to Remember
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Apollo 11: A Night to Remember

Feb 28, 2006

Apollo 11: A Night to Remember
2006 118 min 1 vues
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Commemorating the 40th anniversary of NASA's 1969 moon landing, this documentary uses news coverage from the BBC archives to recount the excitement of the historic event. Led by science reporter James Burke and astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, the BBC team captures all the drama of the momentous occasion, from the exhilarating takeoff to Neil Armstrong's unforgettable first step.
History
Apollo : Missions vers la Lune
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Apollo : Missions vers la Lune

Jul 07, 2019

Apollo : Missions vers la Lune
2019 94 min 36 vues
Un nouveau film et des enregistrements audio inédits mettent en exergue les étapes fatidiques du programme spatial Apollo de la NASA et l'objectif américain : poser le pied sur la Lune avant 1970. Des enregistrements inédits issus du centre de commande permettent d'opérer un voyage dans le temps, et de savoir comment se déroulait une mission.
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The Neuron Suite
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The Neuron Suite

Jan 01, 1982

The Neuron Suite
1982 58 min 1 vues
James Burke roams the Hotel del Coronado, using its services as a metaphor for the neuro-chemical activity of the human brain.
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The Neuron Suite
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The Neuron Suite

Jan 01, 1982

The Neuron Suite
1982 58 min 1 vues
James Burke roams the Hotel del Coronado, using its services as a metaphor for the neuro-chemical activity of the human brain.
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Tomorrow's World
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Tomorrow's World

May 29, 2002

Tomorrow's World
2002 min 6 vues
Tomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series on new developments in science and technology. First transmitted on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.
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Connections
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Connections

Jan 01, 1997

Connections
1997 min 1 vues
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, Connections explores an "Alternative View of Change" that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. To demonstrate this view, Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually ancient or medieval) and traces a path from that event through a series of connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world.
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After the Warming
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After the Warming

Jan 01, 1989

After the Warming
1989 min 1 vues
Set in 2050, social journalist James Burke looks back at events of the world from the dawn of civilization and shows how climate change has affected human history. At the point of the Industrial Revolution, humans began to do things to the climate, rather than the other way round. When he brings us up to date (1989), that is when the predictions begin. From Kyoto to the two Gulf Wars, Burke accurately predicts many of the events that have taken place so far. His predictions have been sound, even to the tune of carbon credits and climate change agreements. Using virtual reality computer simulations, Burke traces the Earth's history of ice ages and warming trends and presents several possible scenarios caused by the greenhouse effect during the 1990s to 2050.
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The Real Thing
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The Real Thing

Dec 06, 1983

The Real Thing
1983 min 3 vues
Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?
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Doomwatch
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Doomwatch

Dec 16, 1999

Doomwatch
1999 min 3 vues
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.
Drama
Doomwatch
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Doomwatch

Dec 06, 1983

Doomwatch
1983 min 3 vues
Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?
Documentary
Doomwatch
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Doomwatch

May 21, 1985

Doomwatch
1985 min 9 vues
Documentary series about the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects.
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Doomwatch
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Doomwatch

Dec 06, 1983

Doomwatch
1983 min 3 vues
Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?
Documentary
Doomwatch
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Doomwatch

Jan 01, 1997

Doomwatch
1997 min 1 vues
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, Connections explores an "Alternative View of Change" that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. To demonstrate this view, Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually ancient or medieval) and traces a path from that event through a series of connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world.
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