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An exposition through film animation of the theory that Earth’s land areas are fluid and that, in the process of a slow, rolling, boiling motion, one part of the Earth might well be engulfed and then rise again some distance away, much the same as froth on a kettle of soup. From this theory comes the idea that continents were formed from one super-continent that broke up, whose pieces sank, and then rose once more, but far apart. Introducing the film is Professor J. Tuzo Wilson, geophysicist, University of Toronto. Animation by Co Hoedeman. (Award: London.)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002369
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Great Britain - London - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Continents
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Continental drift
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Continents
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth - Crust
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth - Internal structure
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth movements
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Formations (Geology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology, Stratigraphic
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Historical geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Physical geology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Crust
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Internal structure
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth movements
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Formations (Geology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology, Stratigraphic
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Historical geology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metamorphism (Geology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)