Glad to hear it! This one was digitized by Indiana University. They had the video and audio separated so I just merged them and posted here for everyone's viewing convenience.
Interestingly, there is some evidence that leads me to believe this was originally recorded on video. At 3:16 there is an image orthicon flare, and at 11:28 the dark stripe on the CCTV screen moves up as the camera pans down. I think this is the case for the plutonium video too. Thanks for both of these fascinating videos!
It does seem to have been recorded with a TV camera, there is interlacing and the other effects mentioned. In the archive link it says it was digitized from 16mm film, so I guess they went from magnetic tape to film for archiving.
Wonderful! I am absolutely astounded that I have never seen this video before. I retired from Argonne after working there for 26 years and am acquainted with some of the people interviewed (and "Joe" and "Ruth"). I worked in every glovebox in building 200 M-Wing, and been inside the hot-cell cave complex where humans seldom tread. It was a fascinating place to work, and pretty safe, as long as you understood the physics involved and followed the rules. I noticed early on that Argonne didn't hire idiots to do any job. 😀
A movie made that lets you feel the sense of great progress and a glorious future is ahead. Today, we're in free fall and the future resembles a global favela.
That is a beautiful door. Considering the accidents at commercial radioactive systems (commercial irradiation units and such) are most often a human bypassing security doors, that is a beautiful way to ensure the safety of the workers.
About 40 feet away from where those guys were standing was cell M1. Cell M1 housed a cobalt 60 source that, in those days, consisted of well over one million curies of cobalt 60. When I retired from Argonne it was still over 200,000 curies if I remember correctly. Working in building 200 M-Wing was the place at Argonne where you were most likely to get physically contaminated (rather than just irradiated). Those lab coats they are wearing and not just to look "sciency", they are there to protect your street clothing from getting contaminated. Every time you exit the lab area you scan your hands and feet, and then scan your clothing. Anything that is contaminated you lose permanently. Depending on the area you are working in, the PPE (personal protective equipment) that is required ranges from a lab coat at minimum, to full coveralls, shoe covers, cap, and respirator.
“At twilight on the sixth day of Creation, so say the Hebrew commentators to the Old Testament, God made for man a number of tools that give him also the gift of creation. If the commentators were alive today, they would write God made the neutron.” - Jacob Bronowski
The dexterity of those remote manipulators is impressive.... And it's probably not cool, or politically "correct" to call them MASTER/slave devices currently.
I truly enjoy every one of the videos you post.. and thank you for having these gems digitized so we can all enjoy them.. Thank you !!
Glad to hear it! This one was digitized by Indiana University. They had the video and audio separated so I just merged them and posted here for everyone's viewing convenience.
Interestingly, there is some evidence that leads me to believe this was originally recorded on video. At 3:16 there is an image orthicon flare, and at 11:28 the dark stripe on the CCTV screen moves up as the camera pans down. I think this is the case for the plutonium video too. Thanks for both of these fascinating videos!
On "video"?
On video tape - AMPEX. Very typical pictures. 2 inch tape recording.
It does seem to have been recorded with a TV camera, there is interlacing and the other effects mentioned. In the archive link it says it was digitized from 16mm film, so I guess they went from magnetic tape to film for archiving.
Wow, good eye!
10:49 The “magnet on” light overwhelms the sensor.
I retired from AEC/DOE .
I miss working there.
Great video. Thank you for all your time and effort!
You're welcome! I love it as much as anyone. What a joy to be able to share my hobby with you all!
Wonderful! I am absolutely astounded that I have never seen this video before. I retired from Argonne after working there for 26 years and am acquainted with some of the people interviewed (and "Joe" and "Ruth"). I worked in every glovebox in building 200 M-Wing, and been inside the hot-cell cave complex where humans seldom tread. It was a fascinating place to work, and pretty safe, as long as you understood the physics involved and followed the rules. I noticed early on that Argonne didn't hire idiots to do any job. 😀
These are awesome videos ! Thank you !
Amazing dexterity with those manipulators.
Wonderful video, simply wonderful!
A movie made that lets you feel the sense of great progress and a glorious future is ahead.
Today, we're in free fall and the future resembles a global favela.
That is a beautiful door. Considering the accidents at commercial radioactive systems (commercial irradiation units and such) are most often a human bypassing security doors, that is a beautiful way to ensure the safety of the workers.
The way how they stepped on the still lowering door... kinda badass.
@@gustavgnoettgen I had the same thought. Like, oh man that'd be against the rules now and yet he just does it.
Very interesting and informative.
Please notice, not ONE of these fellas ever once said "Nucular".
very cool
Especially during the atomic chart sequence you can see numerous tiny flashes. Those are Gamma Rays interacting with the film. Not a safe environment.
About 40 feet away from where those guys were standing was cell M1. Cell M1 housed a cobalt 60 source that, in those days, consisted of well over one million curies of cobalt 60. When I retired from Argonne it was still over 200,000 curies if I remember correctly. Working in building 200 M-Wing was the place at Argonne where you were most likely to get physically contaminated (rather than just irradiated). Those lab coats they are wearing and not just to look "sciency", they are there to protect your street clothing from getting contaminated. Every time you exit the lab area you scan your hands and feet, and then scan your clothing. Anything that is contaminated you lose permanently. Depending on the area you are working in, the PPE (personal protective equipment) that is required ranges from a lab coat at minimum, to full coveralls, shoe covers, cap, and respirator.
#hugbees
please consider this audiovisual documentary
the presenter is an absolute stud
As you know, there are 90, ahh, 96, ahhh, 118 chemical elements in nature...
“At twilight on the sixth day of Creation, so say the Hebrew commentators to the Old Testament, God made for man a number of tools that give him also the gift of creation. If the commentators were alive today, they would write God made the neutron.” - Jacob Bronowski
The dexterity of those remote manipulators is impressive.... And it's probably not cool, or politically "correct" to call them MASTER/slave devices currently.
Ha, he is going to need more than a nuke explosion to make heavier elements. Try a Neutron Star merger.
3:13 😂😅I bet that is not what it’s called nowadays
Oy veh! Can't say those words!
Hand me differential geometry, and I will hand you the philosophers stone.