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Horizon

on BBC Two England

A review of the sciences.
Introduced by Colin Riach.

Route 128
North of Boston, on Route 128, a new industrial landscape based on science is developing. Here men of high intellectual qualifications are developing way-out products, including a helicopter powered by radio waves, a computer which teaches medical diagnosis, and a hair-raising way of testing driving conditions.
With Dr. Dennis Robinson, Dr. Vannevar Bush, Dr. Richard Bolt, Dr. John Senders.

A Theory of the Earth
The eminent Canadian geologist Professor Tuzo Wilson explains his new 'Froth on the Broth' theory of the structure of the earth to David Wilson, before his recent lecture to the Royal Geological Society.

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Contributors

Presenter:
Colin Riach
Speaker (Route 128):
Dr. Dennis Robinson
Speaker (Route 128):
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Speaker (Route 128):
Dr. Richard Bolt
Speaker (Route 128):
Dr. John Senders
Interviewee (A Theory of the Earth):
Professor Tuzo Wilson
Interviewer (A Theory of the Earth):
David Wilson
Producer:
Peter Loizos
Producer:
Adrian Malone
Presented by:
Dick Gilling
Executive Producer:
Gordon Rattray Taylor

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