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The Worst Episodes of Horizon

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The Worst Episodes of Horizon

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    #1 - The World of Buckminster Fuller

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    Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.

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    #2 - Pesticides and Posterity

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    Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.

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    #3 - A Candle to Nature

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    A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.

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    #4 - Strangeness Minus Three

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    Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.

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    #5 - The Air of Science

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    Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.

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    #6 - The Knowledge Explosion

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    Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.

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    #7 - The Amateur Scientist

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    The work of amateur scientists.

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    #8 - Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

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    Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.

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    #9 - Science, Toys and Magic

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    Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.

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    #10 - Learning from Machines

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    At a time when the use of teaching machines is fast expanding, Horizon looks at the principles behind them and enquires into their success

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    #11 - The Technique of Change

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    Horizon profiles the Bell Laboratories in the United States. They are one of the most important research and development centers where more than 4000 scientists work with a budget of one hundred million pounds every year. Horizon investigates the possibility of setting up a similar research station in Britain.

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    #12 - Star Gazers

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    Horizon explores American plans to launch a space observatory to map the universe and learn how stars are created.

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    #13 - Science and Art

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    Horizon looks at the relationship between science and art, and also explores artists attitudes towards science.

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    #14 - The Great Computer Scandal / H-Bomb Detectors

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    Horizon investigates the states of big research computers in Britain. Also, Horizon looks at the H-Bomb Detectors and how British scientists have developed a nuclear explosion detector which has changed the political outlook for nuclear test controls.

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    #15 - Forbidden Events / I am a Madman

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    Is there a fifth force in the Universe, or must we revise our ideas about time? Horizon visits the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory where an experiment is running to settle this, and talks to Dr. Lipman.

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    #16 - Restless Genius / Faster, Farther, Higher

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    Prof. Andrade presents a tribute to Robert Hooke: architect, astronomer, geologist, and meteorologist who discovered the cell. This episode also includes a report on a 36 year study of the cell wall by Prof. Preston.

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    #17 - The Other Side of the Pill

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    Every day, on average, another 431 British women start taking the contraceptive pill. The manufacturers insist that it is the most carefully tested drug on the market today. But some scientists and doctors are concerned about the potential long-term effects of taking it.

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    #18 - The Big Smoke / The Model Makers

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    Nine years after the passing of the Clean Air Act, where do we stand? Scientists are gradually finding out why dirty air Is so harmful to ill persons with Dr. P. J. Lawther of Air Pollution Research Centre at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Whenever the things they study are too big, too far off, or too hot to handle, scientists can make a model of these-but can they be sure their models truly represent reality?

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    #19 - The Long Slide / Men with Gills

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    When a rubber tyre rolls fast on a wet surface it may rise on a film of water and begin to 'aquaplane.' Scientists are studying this fact which creates a real hazard to aircraft passengers and fast drivers. A new membrane developed in America holds forth the prospect of men being able to live under water.

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    #20 - Men and Sharks / Sir Henry Dale, OM, FRS

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    Horizon looks at Prof. Perry Gilbert's research on captured sharks and meets with the eminent physiologist Sir Henry Dale as he celebrates his 90th birthday and looks back on his career in medical research. The eminent physiologist, who celebrates his ninetieth birthday today, looks back on his first discovery sixty years ago.

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    #21 - The Brain Gain / The Sudden Night / Learning to Speak

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    Dr. Jacob Bronowski, who a year ago took up the deputy directorship of the Salk Institute in California, discusses with Tom Rosenthal his new activities and how he feels about working in the golden West. The recent total eclipse of the sun was probably the most closely studied ever. With special film from the Pacific, Horizon examines what was done and why. For the first time deaf children can see a visual pattern of their own attempts at speech. In the programme a new machine is shown which may revolutionize the teaching of speech and language to these handicapped children.

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    #22 - Dr. Joseph Needham / Mariner IV

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    This episode of Horizon features Dr. Joseph Needham, an eminent scientist and humanist who is perhaps the greatest living authority on China. An account of the space probe Mariner IV which will be flying past Mars tonight.

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    #23 - Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed

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    Is all science fiction merely fantasy - or can it give valuable clues to the future? A discussion between Desmond Morris and the ethologist George Schaller.

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    #24 - Certain of Uncertainty / State of Nature

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    The four men who opened up a new field of physics: Max Born, Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg and George Thompson meet and discuss topic with John Charap at the annual science conference in Lindau, Germany.

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    #25 - Fuel for the Future / Collector's Piece

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    Horizon interviews Prof. Andrade about his collection of rare scientific books which he was about to sell.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The World of Buckminster Fuller" is the worst rated episode of "Horizon". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/4/1964. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pesticides and Posterity".