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Eight million people were killed in the 1st world war, two people turned to mathematics in the hope that they would be able to prevent such wars happening again.
Eight million people were killed in the 1st world war, two people turned to mathematics in the hope that they would be able to prevent such wars happening again.
| Module code and title: | MU120, Open mathematics |
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| Item code: | MU120; 06 |
| Published: | 1995 |
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| Note: | Loan copy available on compilation video MU120/5,6,7,8 |
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| Producer: | Andrew Law |
| Contributors: | John Ackroyd; Michael Nicholson; Carmen Jackson Pryce |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | First world war; Mathematical modelling |
| Subject terms: | Conflict (Psychology)--Statistical methods; Numerical analysis; Psychology; War--Psychological aspects--Statistical methods; World War, 1914-1918 |
| Footage description: | Footage - Soldiers in trenches in WW1 (0'26"-1'09") - Still of Frederick William Lanchester as old man. Still of Lanchester middle aged. Still of Lewis Fry Richardson's wedding photograph (1'10"-1'46") - Lewis Fry Richardson (actor) in a WW1 trench (1'47"-3'25") - Interview with Professor Michael Nicholson. Richardson (actor) writing in a notebook in bunker (3'26"-4'46"). Graphics of red and blue armies (4'47"-5'20") - Cover of "Mathematical psychology of war" by L.F.Richardson. Pages inside "Mathematical psychology of war" (5'21"-5'41") - Interview with Professor Michael Nicholson (5'42"-6'22") - Richardson speaking from WW1 bunker. Richardson writing in notebook (6'23"-7'22") - B/w Still of Frederick William Lanchester (7'23"-7'34") - B/w footage of Lanchester in 4 wheel petrol-driven car (7'35"-7'59") - Interview with John Ackroyd. B/w still of Lanchester in garden with glider model. Interview with John Ackroyd (8'00"-8'54") - Poster of "Your country needs you". View of model aeroplane. Richardon (actor) writing in notebook (8'55"-9'14") - Interview with John Ackroyd. Richardson (actor) calculating. Richardson holding model aeroplane. Richardson walking to his desk. Richardson typing (9'15"-11'58") - B/w footage WW1 battle fields, guns, tanks and shells (11'59"-12'24") - Richardson (actor) holding copy of "The Times" (12'25"-13'13") - Graphics of red and blue armies (13'14"-13'45") - B/w footage of WW1 (13'46"-14'30") - Graphics of red and blue armies (14'31"-15'36") - Lanchester (actor) typing (15'37"-16'01") - Graphics of red and blue armies (16'02"-16'45") - Lanchester sitting at desk. Lanchester typing (16'46"-17'23") - Graphics of red and blue armies (17'24"-18'18") - Interview with John Ackroyd. Lanchester (actor) calculating. (18'19"-18'44") - B/w footage WW1 planes taking off. WW1 planes in formation (18'45"-19'05") - Lanchester (actor) in study (19'06"-19'35") B/w footage of WW1 aeroplanes being cranked (19'36"-19'54"). Lanchester (actor) calculating (19'54"-21'11") - Interview with Professor Michael Nicholson (21'12"-21'38") - Richardson (actor) writing in notebook in WW1 bunker (21'39"-22'34") - Interview with Professor Michael Nicholson (22'35"-23'04") - Richardson (actor) in WW1 bunker (23'05"-24'08"). |
| Master spool number: | DOU8231 |
| Production number: | FOUM488L |
| Videofinder number: | 5861 |
| Available to public: | no |
