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Installments

NOT RELIAQBLE

S0

  • 001 Nature's Warfare Experts - "Animals shown as tanks, lancers, and paratroopers, Experts practicing camouflage, artillery, and chemical warfare. Proof that man's weapons have been borrowed from lower animals."
  • 024 "The Laws of Motion" https://archive.org/details/csfa_000098
  • 026 - How Television Works
  • 029 Science in Action - Termites (1954?)
  • 035 Science in Action - PLANTS and Fairyland ()
  • 079 Science in Action - Powerful Poisons (1953)

S1

  • 101 How Man Measures (1954) - The concept of measuring distances is very ancient although the methods devised by man in every civilization were crude. Yet from these crude beginnings eventually came the use of scales and balances and gradually evolved the metric system which we now use. In this episode Dr. Robert C. Miller, director of the California Academy of Sciences, visits with O.C. Skinner Jr., sealer of weights and measures, City and County of San Francisco.
  • 102 106 Via Radio Waves (1954) - Ever since civilization began fast communication has been a problem, but its only during the last one hundred years that any revolutionary developments have been made. The first big step toward our modern system of fast communications was the invention of the telegraphy. When Dr. Alexander Graham Bell discovered that wire could carry sound, communications got another great boost with the telephone. Next came Guglielmo Marconi with his discovery of how to transmit signals through the ether.
  • 103 or 107 The Earth's Origin (1954) - From ancient times, one of mans great curiosities has been concerned with the origin of the earth he inhabits. Scientists now know a great deal about the earths composition, functioning, and relation to the rest of the universe. As yet, however, they can only theorize on the earths origin. One of the newest of these theories has been proposed by a group of both European and American scientists, one of whom is a distinguished atomic scientist from the University of Chicago.
  • 104 Frogs, Toads and Salamanders (1954) - All of us know that a cat doesn't have nine lives but in this episode we see some animals that are two-lived in the respect that many of them can live both in water and on land. They're neither fish nor mammal but all are call amphibians. Dr. Robert C. Stebbins, associate professor of zoology at the University of California and author of Amphibians of Western America, discusses three groups of amphibians - frogs, toads and salamanders.
  • 105 You Can Win (1954) - You can win any confidence game in the world, but there is only one way to do it. Don't play! This is the advice of Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, eminent psychiatrist and Professor of Criminology at the University of California. The confidence man is very intelligent, Dr. Kelley explains. He usually knows nothing about text books on psychology and yet he applies basic psychological principles in fleecing his unsuspecting victims. Dr. Kelley then demonstrates how an illegal dice game is conducted.
  • 106 Safety at Work (1954) - This episode might almost as well be called Science Science. If men had continued to develop our modern machines and scientific methods of production without devising protective measures, we would soon succumb to a host of Frankenstein monsters. For every new machine created there are also created a number of hazards for the operator. The guest on this episode is a man whose main job is studying these dangers and finding ways to combat them Thomas Soule, Chief Engineer.
  • 107 Winged Beauties (1954) - Of all the insects in the world, the ones that are universally enjoyed are the butterflies. Have you ever wondered where butterflies go in the winter? Do they hibernate or do they migrate? If they do fly away from the cold, how are scientists able to trace their migratory route? These questions are answered by Dr. Edward S. Ross, curator of entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, who has collected butterflies from the jungles of New Guinea to the heights of the Andes.
  • 108 Scourges of Mankind (1954) - A subject of the utmost importance each of us because it influences everything we do is our health. Dr. Karl F. Meyer director of the George Williams Hooper Foundation for Medical Research of the University of California, discusses epidemics and the problems they create. Epidemics have been occurring since the beginning of time, but only recently have we begun to control them. Dr. Meyer explains how bacteria, fleas, rodents, and man are all involved in epidemics of plague.
  • 109 or 115 Science in Action - Fluids in Motion (1954) - This is the story of the behavior of wind, air and water all good examples of fluids in motion. It will take us from atomizers to aerodynamics to why a baseball curves. Our narrator is Professor Harvey E. White, Professor of Physics, University of California, who explains the basic law of fluids in motion Bernoullis Principle. The results of the demonstrations of this principle are always contrary to what is expected and the [?] of things affected by Bernoullis Principle is astonishing. https://archive.org/details/csfa_000113 https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A78539
  • 110 Rattlesnakes (1954) - All rattlesnakes are dangerous; all of them are nervous and its best to leave them alone. Dr. Laurence M. Klauber, curator of reptiles, Zoological Society of San Diego and the worlds authority on rattlesnakes, explains the different types of poisonous snakes found in the United States, the localities where they are found, and their poisonous effects. Rattlesnakes range through about every type of habitat found in this country from below sea level in Death Valley to high mountains. Rattlesnakes. Written by Draper, Benjamin.1961 March 13
  • 111 Rare and Exotic Fishes (1954) - Dr. Earl S. Herald, curator of Aquatic Biology, Steinhart Aquarium, doubles as guest scientist and host to show some of the more unusual fishes found in fresh waters the world over. With him we examine some of the more interesting methods these fishes employ in procuring food, protecting themselves form enemies, and adapting themselves for special environments. One of the more unusual is the mudskipper found in the warm waters of the tropics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz6-q2ipyyY Program Host, Dr. Earl S. Herald, presents a panorama of exceptional and seldom seen inhabitants of warm waters the world over." Black and white. Discusses 3 aspects of fish: Procurement of Food; Protection from enemies; Special Adaptations. Fish shown: Siamese fighting fish, Archer fish, Leaf fish, Mudskipper, Hatchet fish, African lungfish, Walking Perch, Oscars, New (not occurring in nature) Platys, Piranhas, Electric Eel. Also shows quick setup of fish tank, complete with plants to provide hiding places for fish.
  • 112 How Detergents Work (1954) - Each year twenty-eight pounds of detergents are used in the United States for every man, woman and child. Detergents touch almost every phase of our life today. Mr. Howard G. Vesper, vice-president of Standard Oil Company of California and president of the California Research Corporation, explains the development of detergents, their social and economic impact, and their future. A detergent is any cleansing agent. Until recently the most widely used detergent was soap.
  • 113 The Planets (1954) - Can you tell the difference between a star and a planet? A star shines by itself, by its own light. It twinkles. A planet reflects the light of a star. It has a steady, dull glow. Dr. Paul Merrill of Palomar and Mount Wilson Observatories helps us get a better knowledge of the sun and the planets that revolve around it. He introduces us to the nine planets Mercury Mars, Venus, Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and most important of all to us, Earth.
  • 122 "Optical Illusions"
  • 123 Science in Action - Mystery of Dreams (1953) https://archive.org/details/csfa_000118
  • 130 Earth's Changing Surface
  • 146 Science in Action - The Flow of Heat (1954)
  • 191 Cancer research
  • 193 Science in Action - Andes Expedition (1955)

S2

  • 201 (1955)
  • 202 (1955)
  • 203 (1955)
  • 204 (1955)
  • 205 (1955)
  • 206 (1955)
  • 207 (1955)
  • 208 (1955)
  • 209 (1955)
  • 210 (1955) Customs of Christmas dec 19 1955
  • 211 (1955)
  • 212 (1955)
  • 213 (1955)
  • 226 (1956) 1956 science fair april 9 1956
  • 229 the ear
  • 232 Magic Ribbon

S3

  • 301 (1955)
  • 302 (1955)
  • 303 (1955)
  • 304 (1955)
  • 305 (1955)
  • 306 (1955)
  • 347 Medical Uses of Hypnosis. Written by Draper, Barbara M. 1959 May 4
  • 355 Earth's Radiation Belts Episode 355 of the California Academy of Sciences' television program Science in Action features Dr. R. Steven White and Dr. Stanley Freden of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at UC Berkeley, speaking about what man, in his penetration of space, is finding out about the dangerous high energy zone that surrounds our planet.
  • 379 The Chair (1960) Written by Rock, Ernest R. 1960 March 14

S4

  • 401 Science of Money (1957)
  • 402 Wheels and Rails (1957)
  • 403 Story of Painting (1957)
  • 404 Oxygen (1957)
  • 405 Religious Archeology (1957)
  • 406 Solar Energy
  • 407 Bird Behavior (1957)
  • 408 Making Medicine (1957)
  • 409 Miracle of the Seed (1957)
  • 410 Drilling for Oil (1957)
  • 411 The Third R (1957)
  • 412 Identification (1957)
  • 413 Cancer Research (1957)
  • 414 Sharks - Good and Bad (1957)
  • 415 Photosynthesis (1957)
  • 416 Transistors (1955?) Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1955 February 14
  • 417 Cosmography (1957)
  • 418 Digging Down Under (1957)
  • 420 Flow of Heat (1957)
  • 421 Bee Behavior (1957)
  • 422 Whales (1957)
  • 423 Heart (1957)
  • 424 Sleep (1957)
  • 425 Modern Wonder Drug (1957)
  • 426 X-rays (1957) - In this season of Science in Action series is a resumption of up-to-date reports on scientific work hosted by Dr. Earl S. Herald, Curator of Aquatic Biology at the Steinhart Aquarium. Guest scientists, who are experts in the various subjects, join Dr. Herald to tell of advances in their fields.
  • 497 laws of motion - NOT TO be confused with 024
  • 498 America's air defenses

S5 S6

  • 501 Magnetic tape miracles or Miracle of Magnetic Tape - https://archive.org/details/csfa_000156
  • 521 Reptiles
  • 569 “Bird Island” aired February 7, 1960. Lewis Wayne Walker and Dr. Earl S Herald discuss the preservation of Raza Island and the efforts to save the birds from extinction.
  • 588 Science in Action - To Tell the Time - The Science of Horology


  • 608 Dirty Sky 1966-02-06

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  • From Seed to Table. Written by Luhman, Clare.1957 March 30
  • World of Insects. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1957 September 16
  • Man-Made Elements. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1957 September 23
  • Refrigeration and Geysers. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1957 October 7
  • Ceramic Engineering. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1957 October 14
  • The Story of Painting. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1954 November 1
  • Story of the Bible. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 May 1
  • Fiber Optics. Written by Luhman, Clare. 1961 May 3
  • Cancer Immunology. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1961 May 15
  • Sounds of Space. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1961 May 22
  • Tidepool Life. Written by Elvin, Dave and Ed Kirschbaum and Nicholas Lafkas. 1961 May 29
  • ? Science of Baking
  • ? 1956 Science in Action - Radar Defense Screen
  • ? 1956 Science in Action: Drilling for Oil
  • ? 1956 Science in Action - Aero Medicine
  • ? 1956 Science in Action - Rivers of Ice
  • ? 1956 Science in Action - Submarines
  • ? Earth's Backbone (1955) Science in Action, Nov. 28, 1955
  • Survival in Space. Written by Keith, Robert H.1958 January 13
  • Miniaturization. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook 1958 February 3
  • The Human Machine. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1958 February 17
  • Radiology. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1958 February 24
  • Space Report: 1958. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1958 March 3
  • Atom Smashers. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook.
  • 32 Hours in Space. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1958 March 31
  • Re-Entry. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1957 April 7
  • 1958 Science Fair. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1958 April 14
  • Low Temperature Research. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1958 April 21
  • Child Health. Written by Warter, Ann. 1958 April 28
  • Astronomy Tomorrow. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1958 May 5
  • Taming the H-Bomb. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1958 May 12
  • Giant Snakes. Written by Herald, Earl S.1958 May 26
  • Piscatorial Report: 1958. Written by Herald, Earl S. 1958 June 2
  • Orientation. Written by Orr, Robert T. 1958 June 9
  • Pharmacognosy. Written by Hunt, Marjorie.1957 October 21
  • Voices Beneath the Sea. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1957 October 28
  • Salute to Medicine. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1957 November 4
  • The Sun. Written by Draper, Benjamin.1957 November 11
  • Steroid Hormones. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1958 December 3
  • Bricks from Seawater. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1957 December 9
  • Spinning in Space. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook.
  • Christmas Symbols. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1957 December 23
  • Drake in California. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1957 December 30
  • Monsters of the Deep. Written by Herald, Earl S. 1959 January 5
  • Jet Age Science. Written by Lamott, Kenneth.1959 March 9
  • Insect Life. Written by Ross, Dr. Edward S.1959 March 16
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1959 March 23
  • Monkeys in Dentistry. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1959 March 30
  • Story of the Piano. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1959 April 13
  • Earthquakes. Written by Mackenzie, John.1959 April 20
  • Earthquakes. Written by Mackenzie, John.1959 April 20
  • 1959 Science Fair. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1959 April 27
  • Art Detectives. Written by Frazier, Tom.1959 May 11
  • The Polaris. Written by Mackenzie, John K.1959 May 18
  • Romance of Gold. Written by Mackenzie, John K. 1959 May 25
  • Blood. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1959 June 1
  • Radiation Belts. Written by Mackenzie, John.1959 September 28
  • Infrared Research. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1959 October 19
  • Science of Ceramics. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1959 October 26
  • The Panama Canal. Written by Miluck, Michael and Edward H. Everett. 1959 November 9
  • The Conquest of the Pacific. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1959 November 2
  • The Miracle of Growth. Written by McCraig, Freda and Richard E. Cook. 1958 December 15
  • Roundup of Adult Dentistry. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1958 December 22
  • Cosmic Rays. Written by Mackenzie, John K.1960 January 11
  • The Electron Microscope. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1960 January 11
  • Smog. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1960 January 18
  • The Story of Jade. Written by Lafkas, Nick.1960 January 25
  • Age of Vertical Flight. Written by Beamish, Richard. 1960 February 1
  • Anti-Matter. Written by Wilkes, Daniel.1960 February 8
  • How Medicines Work. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1960 February 15
  • Poisons in Nature. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1960 February 22
  • Your Eyes and You. Written by Draper, Barbara. 1960 February 29
  • Nuclear Rockets. Written by Lamott, Kenneth.1960 March 7
  • The New Age of Glaciers. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1960 March 21
  • New Pediatrics. Written by Draper, Barbara.1960 March 28
  • 1960 Science Fair. Written by Richardson, Hal.1960 April 4
  • Heat Transfer. Written by Lamott, Kenneth.1960 April 11
  • Madagascar Expedition. Written by Ross, Dr. Edward S. 1960 April 18
  • Space Age Research. Written by Luhman, Clare. 1960 April 25
  • Computers. Written by Lamott, Kenneth.1960 May 2
  • Rocket Propulsion. Written by Beamish, Dick.1960 May 9
  • Science of Food Processing. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1960 May 16
  • Man-Made Maladies. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1960 May 23
  • Radiation Detectors. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1960 May 30
  • Miracle of Color TV. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1959 November 16
  • Diet and Digestion. Written by Hunt, Marjorie.1959 November 23
  • Mathematics of Space. Written by Teller, Dr. Edward. 1959 November 30
  • Chest Surgery. Written by Draper, Barbara M.1959 December 7
  • Sir Isaac Newton. Written by Lamott, Kenneth.1959 December 14
  • Darwin's Influence. Written by Orr, Dr. Robert T. 1959 December 21
  • Signs, Scribbles, and Scripts. Written by Reynolds, Lloyd. 1959 December 28
  • The Science of Musical Sound. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 January 9
  • Volcanoes. Written by Draper, Benjamin.1961 January 16
  • Language Translation Machines. Written by Draper, Benjamin.
  • Social Life of Baboons. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 January 30
  • The New Antibiotic. Written by Hunt, Marjorie.1961 February 6
  • The Echo Satellite. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1961 February 13
  • Guarding Your Health. Written by Hunt, Marjorie. 1961 February 20
  • Keeping Children Safe. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 February 27
  • The Operational Polaris. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1961 March 6
  • The Common Cold. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1961 March 20
  • Undersea Research. Written by Kohlwes, Al.1961 March 27
  • Medical Electronics. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 April 3
  • 1961 Science Fair. Written by Richardson, Hal.1961 April 10
  • Solid Fuel Engines. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1961 April 17
  • Plastic Surgery. Written by Draper, Barbara.1961 April 24
  • Strategic Air Command. Written by Louden, Vern. 1960 June 6
  • Soft Lunar Landings. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas. 1960 September 12
  • Modern Forest Management. Written by Beamish, Richard. 1960 September 19
  • The Story of NORAD. Written by Draper, Benjamin. 1960 September 29
  • New Techniques in Brain Surgery. Written by Draper, Barbara.
  • Friction. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1960 October 10
  • A Barrel of Monkeys. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1960 October 17
  • Metabolism. Written by Hunt, Marjorie.1960 October 24
  • Nuclear Accelerators. Written by Wilkes, Daniel. 1960 October 31
  • Teenage Medicine. Written by Draper, Barbara. 1960 November 17
  • Fuels for the Future. Written by Wilkes, Dan.1960 November 21
  • Space Geography. Written by Lafkas, Nicholas.1960 November 28
  • Seals and Sea Lions. Written by Lamott, Kenneth. 1960 December 5
  • The Kidney. Written by Draper, Barbara.1960 December 12
  • Clinical Laboratory. Written by Hunt, Marjorie.1960 December 19
  • The Nature of Civilization. Written by Kohlwes, Allan. 1960 December 26
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