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[2017]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 960 Afr Edition: Widescreen. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Video recording surveying the 200,000-year history of human civilization in Africa, discussing the origins of human art and writing in Africa and briefly examining the great civilizations that have flourished on the continent.
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-- Art:twenty-oneBy Sollins, Susan Ortega, Eve-Laure Moros Atlas, Charles Tatge, Catherine Dowling, Susan Opie, Catherine, 1961- Anatsui, El, 1944- Ai, Weiwei Altmejd, David, 1974- Tabaimo, 1975- Benglis, Lynda, 1941- Ligon, Glenn, 1960- Kelley, Mary Reid Abramovic, Marina Downes, Rackstraw Mangold, Robert, 1937- Sze, Sarah, 1969- Assume vivid astro focus (Group of artists) Art 21c2012., PBS Distribution Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Spotlights contemporary artists and reveals why, where, and how they work.
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[2008], General, WGBH Educational Foundation ; [Arlington, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge. Reveals the defining stories of the "war on terror" in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence. On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga will unfold in this special documentary analysis of one of the most challenging periods in the nation's history.
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[2010], A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video Call No: DVD Fic Cla Edition: [Widescreen] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world. From the epic tragedy of Medusa, Greek mythology's most infamous female fiend, to Hercules, its greatest action hero, and Hades, master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name. Explore these myths and legendary figures who inspired them.
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[2012]., General, Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at nearly five decades of global history, using both new footage, interviews, and archival footage from all over the world to include historically important, and often emotionally stunning, images, many never before seen by an international audience.
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-- DNA, secret of photo 51.c2007., WGBH Boston Video Call No: DVD 572.8 Dna Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work was crucial in the discovery of the famous double-helix structure of DNA, but who went without credit for years.
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2006., PBS Home Video Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: At the end of 1853, San Francisco was a city on the move. It had twelve daily newspapers, nine insurance companies, consulates of twenty-seven foreign governments, and six-story buildings where sand dunes once stood. A few years earlier, San Francisco was just a sleepy little town. But the sight of gold in the rushing waters of the American River sent a ripple around the world and set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation. Incorporating rare and exquisite daguerreotypes and original recreations, this film offers a vivid portrait of a seminal event in American's history.
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[2020]., Adult, Pbs Call No: DVD 551.48 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to its relationship with it. But the growth of civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out.
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[2013]., Adult, Lionsgate Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carmegie, Morgan, Ford, the Men Who Built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States. a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen.
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[2007]., General, Distributed by Image Entertainment Call No: DVD 031 MYT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: ScienceSummary Note: No theory is safe from the scrutiny of the MythBusters, who take on the Hindenburg disaster, Tesla's Earthquake Machine, the Mentos mint-Diet Coke Internet myth, and much more.
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-- Beyond the elements[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 546 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: David Pogue sets out to find the key molecules and chemical reactions which have paved the way for human civilization, life, and the universe as we know it.
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-- Can we cool the planet?[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 363.738 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines various emerging technologies and their capacity to address the world's rising temperatures and control heat.
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-- Looking for life on Mars2021., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 629.45 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows NASA's Mars 2020 Mission, an attempt to land a rover on Mars that will search for water. For the first time, in February 2021, a rover will attempt a risky landing in Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient river delta that could possibly be a cradle of life.
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-- Nature's fear factor[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 333.95 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of how wild dogs were reintroduced to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park with the goal of keeping its ecosystem healthy.
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-- Reef rescue[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 577.7 89 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows efforts of scientists around the world to engineer heat-resistant "super corals" to help save coral reefs from extinction due to global warming.
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-- Touching the asteroid[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 629.43 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the NASA mission to reach out and grab a piece of an asteroid named Bennu and bring it back to Earth.
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-- Your brain2023., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 612.82 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the . . . answers based on . . . research in this journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin"--OCLC.
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-- Nineteen sixties2015., Adult, PBS Call No: DVD 320.97309 SIX Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.
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c2007., A & E Home Video :The History Channel : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Call No: General Science & Math Edition: [Fullscreen ed.]. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Employs cutting-edge computer-generated imagery to bring distant planets and faraway stars up close, allowing viewers to gaze at black holes and comets and to witness the births and deaths of galaxies and solar systems.