Demonstrates the functioning of a scanning electron microscope and shows how an electron beam, instead of light waves, is used to produce revealing images of microscopically sized specimens. Scanning electron microscope photographs of biological specimens are show and interpreted as to the new information and technique.
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ACMI Identifier
008233
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Microscopy, Medical
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electron microscope
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electronics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electrons
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microscope and microscopy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)