File 4 - 'Insight' - Programme 2: 'The Birth of Matter', 8 Nov 1960

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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/5/25/4

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'Insight' - Programme 2: 'The Birth of Matter', 8 Nov 1960

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  • 13 June 1960-November 1960 (Creation)

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Bronowski, Jacob (1908-1974), scientist
(1908 - 1974)

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Comprises: notes by Bronowski on programme 1b entitled "In the beginning" (13 Jun 1960) and on the first draft of the programme (5 Jul 1960); correspondence with Dr Herbert Friedman (United States Naval Research Laboratory) on references to the idea that the "sun has condensed from the debris of a supernova" and a conversation between Bronowski and Freidman being filmed [for part of the programme]; a letter from Humphrey Fisher (BBC) relating to filming for 'Insight' including the sequence featuring Freidman; a shooting script for the sequence featuring Freidman; a script annotated by Bronowski for programme 1b entitled 'The Birth of Matter' with columns for "shot", "vision", "camera", "sound" (including what Bronowski was to say) and "time"; and transcriptions of the programme made from the recording from transmission.

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      Box 62:5

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