The Discoverers.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : MacGillivray Freeman Films, 1993., Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
Status
Available Online
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Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Dr. Ellen Stofan, Dr. Louis Herman, Robert Eather
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in 1993.
Description
Inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Daniel J. Boorstin's best-selling book, THE DISCOVERERS explores our desire to extend the boundaries of knowledge. The film portrays this human passion by juxtaposing historic discoveries with exciting scientific discoveries being made today. Stand alongside Sir Isaac Newton in his lab in England, then travel to the present to observe Dr. Louis Herman working with his very cerebral dolphins in Hawaii. Filmed in locations around the world-from Europe to the southern tip of South America to Alaska's wilderness-THE DISCOVERERS reveals the passionate spirit of the explorers and scientists who challenge the unknown, hoping to inspire the pursuit of knowledge within each viewer.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
MacGillivray, G., Boorstin, J., Ellen Stofan, D., Louis Herman, D., & Eather, R. (1993). The Discoverers . MacGillivray Freeman Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greg, MacGillivray et al.. 1993. The Discoverers. [San Francisco, California, USA]: MacGillivray Freeman Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greg, MacGillivray et al.. The Discoverers [San Francisco, California, USA]: MacGillivray Freeman Films, 1993.
Harvard Citation (style guide)MacGillivray, G., Boorstin, J., Ellen Stofan, D., Louis Herman, D. and Eather, R. (1993). The discoverers. [San Francisco, California, USA]: MacGillivray Freeman Films.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)MacGillivray, Greg,, et al. The Discoverers MacGillivray Freeman Films, 1993.
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| Last Update | 2024-10-08 10:55:34AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-12-03 03:36:23AM |
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