Beyond the looking glass : The new language of science / The History Channel ; produced by Kurtis Productions for A&E Network ; executive producer Bill Kurtis.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Kurtis, Bill, producer.

Sutherland, Starr, producer.

Towers, Jonathan, producer.

Huizenga, David, composer.

Boyell, Dick, composer.

Miller, Tom, composer.

History Channel (Television network), producer.

Kurtis Productions, producer.

New Video Group, distributor.

Arts and Entertainment Network, distributor, producer.

Series:

New explorers (Television program)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual computer systems.

Virtual reality.

Human-computer interaction.

Computer simulation.

Visualization--Technique.

Visualization.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[United States] : A&E Television Networks : distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [1997]

System Details:

DVD+R format.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Two segments show the applicability of virtual reality in science and how scientists are developing sophisticated graphics to help them use and interpret numerical data through visualization.

Participant:

Host, Bill Kurtis.

Credits:

The new language of science: producer, Jonathan Towers ; editor Kevin McGurn.

Original music by David Huizenga, Dick Boyell, Tom Miller.

Beyond the looking glass: producer, Star Sutherland ; editor Greg Snider.

Notes:

" The New Explorers with Bill Kurtis."

Previously aired in 1992 and 1993.

Contains:

New language of science.

OCLC:

225867254

Publisher Number:

AAE-74217 A&E Television Networks