The Atom - Servant of Man

195914 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Edmund Reid

Production: Nicholas BallaGrant McLean

Script: Mary McIlraith

Co-produced by the NFB and Crawley Films Ltd. with the assistance of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.

The focus of this film is on Canada's nuclear research centre at Chalk River, Ontario. Key to atomic progress are the radioactive isotopes. The insertion and handling of these isotopes in the deadly interior of the reactor are shown in detail. Also shown are the applications of radioactive isotopes in various fields of endeavor, particularly medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing industries.

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Subject categories

  • Technology > Nuclear Energy and RadiationResearch

Credits

director
Edmund Reid
producer
Nicholas Balla
Grant McLean
script
Mary McIlraith
photography
Frank Stokes
sound
David Howells
editing
Martin Defalco
music
Donald Douglas