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The new tools produced by men of science, particularly the instruments of mass communication, have placed the peoples of the world in a new environment. Characteristics of this are an immensely increased freedom of movement in space for every individual, and also an emphasis upon technology as a directive of social endeavour. We are having to adapt ourselves accordingly. Everyone now needs some knowledge of science, and a feeling for the scientific outlook if he is to live happily in this new environment. What means has the man of science to hand for presenting the scientific way of life so that it can become a habit of thought with the average person?
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From "The Film in National Life",published 1932 by the Commission on Educational and Cultural Films. The Commission was originally brought into being through the agencies of the British Institute of Adult Education and the Association of Scientific Workers. It resulted in the formation of the British Film Institute.
See Nature, 151, 718 (1943).
Documentary News Letter, August 1942, article on "Scientific Films in Britain".
Nature, 152, 745 (1943).
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BELL, G. The Scientific Outlook and Its Presentation by Films. Nature 154, 155–157 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154155a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/154155a0