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Conquest of Cold
19581 hFilm: Documentary
Direction: Julian Biggs
Production: David Bairstow
Script: Alwyne Whatsley
This review of the scientific knowledge of cold in Canada and its effect on human physiology includes a summary of our efforts to adapt food, clothing, and machines to the problem of cold. Released in two parts of 30 minutes each.
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Subject categories
- Technology > Climate-related Technology
- Health and Medicine > Environmental Medicine
Credits
- director
- Julian Biggs
- producer
- David Bairstow
- script
- Alwyne Whatsley
- photography
- John Foster
- sound
- Frank Orban
- editing
- Tony Lower