TED Talks
Brian Cox: CERN's supercollider
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project.
Curated Video
Sherlock Holmes vs. Stamp Collecting
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine, Institute for Advanced Study, describes his initial lack of interest in astronomy, how a keener sense of how our understanding of physics can be applied to the heavens made him change his mind, and what...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A look at the family lives of POTUS candidates Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alf Landon
Title card: "At home with the candidates" superimposed over circles with candidates faces / VS an elegant car leaves the Roosevelt home 'Springwood' / VS the house / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt reads and then looks at the camera / Eleanor...
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USS Spargo submarine sails to North Pole
Top of submarine USS Spargo seen poking through ocean of ice / two crew members on top of the visible spout / crew member walking away from sub towards camera / crew members stamp envelopes in assembly line. USS Spargo submarine sails to...
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The Post Office in Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.
The Post Office in Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.
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Asian Openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) group finding the food
Asian Openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) group finding the food
British Movietone
STAMP OF SUCCESS
The other side of the postage stamp business - the Post Office's service to Collectors - is featured at the Philatelic Bureau in Edinburgh, the largest in Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Rare stamp stolen 61 years ago rediscovered
An stolen Inverted Jenny stamp one of the rarest and most famous stamps in the US was returned to its rightful owners on Thursday in New York after being discovered in the effects of an Irish grandfather who'd bought it at a carboot sale...