Born in 1856, Joseph Thomson devoted his life to the study of physical science and acheived distinction as an experimentalist and as a teacher. In this film he presents a paper on the importance of scientific discoveries and their application in commerse and industry, resulting in employment and technological advances.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325446
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)