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Maps and More

resources from the regular collections show-and-tell at the Earth Sciences and Map Library

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The Films

"Unchained Goddess" (1958)
The 4th film in the Bell Laboratory Science Series of television specials that aired between 1956-1964. Directed by Frank Capra, this film explores what weather is and is noted for expressing an early concern about anthropogenic climate change.
(Running time - 54:40)
"The Inconstant Air" (1960)
One of a series of films produced by the National Academy of Sciences to complement and promote the research accomplished during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957-58. This film addresses weather monitoring, patterns, and prediction.
(Running time - 28:21)

From the library collections

Planet Earth; the mystery with 100,000 clues.
Call Number: (SRLF)
Publication Date: 1958
The planet earth.
Call Number: QC806 .S37 (NRLF)
Publication Date: 1957
Deep freeze : the United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's age of science
Call Number: G872.A46 B45 2006 (Main Gardner)
Publication Date: 2006

More Resources

The Films of the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958
Links to all of the films of the IGY. Hosted by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Shaping Up Planet Earth: The International Geophysical Year (1957–1958) and Communicating Science Through Print and Film Media
Article provides historical context for and compares Capra and IGY science films.