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http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/... of Florida Archives Moving Image CollectionProduction number 28Production title: Adapting the Atom to Florida ProgressProduction date: ca. 1962Color/SoundTotal running time: 00:28:17Producer: Douglas MartinPhotography: Bill BreezeNarrator: Dr. Lester HaleMusic: U of F Department of MusicAvailable in VHS, DVD, and Sony DV-cam.Derived from 16 mm film.Adapting the Atom to Florida Progress is a promotional film about the nuclear science programs at the University of Florida. The film begins with the introduction by Governor Farris Bryant and then proceeds to show the various research applications of nuclear science in the fields of medicine, energy and agriculture. Safety precautions are also covered. The film depicts various labs, lab equipment, and an irradiator.Contents0:00 Blank0:16 State flag0:21 Governor Farris Bryant seated at a desk. He speaks and mentions the value of nuclear science and the lead that the State of Florida has taken in this field.1:57 The title of the film appears and then the name of Dr. George K. Davis, Director of Nuclear Activities and a list of others who assisted in the production of the film2:40 Various lab scenes, equipment, and lab workers are shown3:10 J. Hillis Miller Health Center building. Nuclear medicine is mentioned as being most important.3:29 Lab with a woman in a white lab coat getting something from a cabinet3:55 A woman (patient) drinks out of a cup containing radioactive iodine 131 in water. Scanning machine is shown being used on the patient while a lab technician or doctor stands to the side.4:34 Scanned image is shown from which a diagnosis will be made4:42 Exterior of Animal Nutrition Laboratory building4:50 Biology lab with equipment and lab researchers shown in a sequence with verbal explanations of an amino acid study6:30 Morestein Column shown with a researcher pouring a solution into the top8:17 Sequence of a research study of barley - what would take place if a nuclear attack9:34 Irradiator on UF campus shown from above9:51 Drawing of a model of the irradiator10:03 Barley seeds shown sprouting through the use of time lapse photography. Stunted growth of seeds irradiated shown10:35 Van de Graaff accelerator shown Man in a lab coat Nose cone applied to accelerator11:56 Repeat of nose cone being applied - a flaw in the film12:03 Radiation chemistry with lab scene, beakers, test tubes13:25 Irradiation cell shown14:17 Nuclear fission lab Chalk board with diagrams14:50 Radiation chamber shown16:00 Reactor16:05 Men in lab coats working with reactor17:22 Neutron flux study with reactor in operation18:25 Slide rule shown18:37 Mechanical hands being used to work with various items19:42 Mechanical hands draw the letters UF on a piece of paper19:49 Reactor shown again and a lab worker20:31 Linear Electron Accelerator and various scenes in the control room21:39 Radiation committee seated at a table - discuss safety factors22:25 Radiation control officer shown. His job is to oversee all areas and check them for possible radiation hazards as sink areas, floor coverings, exhaust fans and ducts, radioactive waste materials23:51 Geiger counter - shown being checked for proper function24:09 Radiation detector - smears taken from different areas and then checked24:49 Radiation control officer looks into a large freezer chest which houses part of the radiation detector.25:29 Detecting equipment shown26:27 Fountain pen sized docimeter shown26:39 Caption: George K. Davis, Dir. of Nuclear Activities, University of Florida26:45 Dr. Davis is shown seated at a desk with book cases behind him. He speaks about the nuclear science program.27:53 State flag shown28:00 Century Tower (top part) shown silhouetted28:17 End of film

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