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DVD
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Format: NTSC
Actors: Dr. Frank C. Baxter
These 2 classic science programs, Gateways to the Mind(1958) and Thread of Life(1960), had their premiere on television, then were shown in classrooms of the baby boom generation throughout America. Hosted by avuncular Dr. Frank C. Baxter, Gateways to the Mind deals with the 5 senses, and has animation sequences directed by the legendary Chuck Jones. The next episode, Thread of Life concerns genetics, and the then newly discovered DNA.
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| Good for Science |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Good for Science class intro. The Gateways is pretty good to get interest up for a study of the nervous system. There have been lots of advancements in fifty years, but it is a cute way to start the study.
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| Less Than Adequate |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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This is a generally poor quality, over-priced DVD of two excellent Bell Science television and school documentaries from the late fifties and early sixties. They deserve better treatment than this. The film quality, including color, sound and clarity is mediocre and even the packaging is ultra-cheap. I would purchase this only if a better edition does not come along shortly. Of course there are no "extras", or even any sort of minimal text material on the package. Quite a disappointment!
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| Dr. Frank Baxter |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Bell Telephone Science program from the late 1950's.
I saw this as a child and was delighted to learn it is now on DVD.
Originally we watched it in black-and-white at a time when biological science was mysterious to me. Still remember each and every episode after 50 years. And I never realized the original was in color.
MV
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| I'm back in my old science class! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I remember the Bell Science Series with Dr. Baxter from the early 1970s when I was a kid in elementary school. These films are as entertaining and educational today as they were then!
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| Classic Science Specials with "Dr Research" (Dr. Frank Baxter)! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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"Thread of Life" takes me back to the 6th grade, when I first saw this film about the senses. Any of the Bell Science Series made us kids happy to see our teacher break out the projector (we didn't have video tape or DVDs then!). The Chuck Jones animated sequences envokes the style of Bugs Bunny, The Grinch, and Tom & Jerry cartoons. The second episode in this set is about genetics from Mendel's pea plant experiments all the way to the then newly described DNA structure. Dr. Frank Baxter, sometimes called "Dr. Research" in the Bell Series, is charming and informative as always. A must!
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