Pumps / written and produced by W. Scott Goldie ; producer, Bruce Nash ; created by Bruce Nash ; produced by Actuality Productions, Inc. for History Television Network Productions.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Goldie, W. Scott, producer, screenwriter.

Raphael, Max, narrator.

Nash, Bruce M., producer.

Actuality Productions, producer.

History Channel (Television network), producer.

A & E Home Video (Firm), distributor.

New Video Group, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inventions--History.

Inventions.

History.

Pumping machinery--History.

Pumping machinery.

Genre:

Television series.

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : A&E Home Video : distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2007]

System Details:

DVD.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"Since 200 BC, when the Greek Philosopher Archimedes created a device for lifting water, the pump has been synonymous with transporting Earth's most precious resource. That principle still holds true today. We'll visit the pumping stations of the Colorado Aqueduct and learn what kinds of pumps are used to quench the thirst of over 16 million residents of Southern California. Next we'll learn how electric and diesel power has transformed the simple squirt bottle into a power pump that can cut through steel. A visit to a dairy shows how a new robotic milking pump is pushing the envelope of pump technology. Finally, we'll examine one of the most sophisticated pumps in the world--the one designed to save the human heart."--www.history.com

Participant:

Narrator, Max Raphael.

Credits:

Editor, Motoshi Wakabayashi ; music, Alan Ett Music Group.

Notes:

Originally telecast on the History Channel (c2000) as a segment of the series Modern marvels.

ISBN:

0767097440

OCLC:

122343986

Publisher Number:

733961772333

AAE-72233 A&E Home Video