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PEACEFUL USES (SUMMARY FILMS) 35 PEACEFUL USES (Summary Films) A IS FOR ATOM See page 7 AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND POWER (1955). 20 minutes, black and white. Produced by the U. S. Information Agency. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. This nontechnical film, for all audience levels, explains the use of radiation to develop better crop plants, use of radioactive tracers to study fertilizer uptake in plants and food element uptake in animals. It shows industrial radiography, engine wear studies, and petroleum research using radiation, and illustrates the nature of nuclear reac- tors and their use to produce heat for power. THE ATOM AND YOU (1953). 16 minutes, black and white. Produced by, and for sale by, Paramount Pictures Corporation, at $55.75 per print, including shipping case. This nontechnical film, for all audience levels, consolidates three newsreels covering the use of radioisotopes in biology, medicine, agri- culture, and industry, and also the development of atomic power. THE ATOM COMES TO TOWN (1957). 29 minutes, color. Produced by, and for sale by, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, at $160.00 per print, including shipping case. This nontechnical film, for all audience levels, surveys the entire range of the peacetime uses of atomic energy. It illustrates principles and examples of nuclear power plants, and production and use of ra- dioisotopes in medicine, agriculture and industry. ATOMIC ENERGY AS A FORCE FOR GOOD (1955). 25 minutes, black and white. Produced by The Christophers, New York. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. This is a theatrical feature, for all audience levels, which tells how a small town reacts to the impending construction of an atomic energy plant, and how understanding by the citizenry of the peacetime applica- tions of atomic energy influences their attitude. ATOMIC ENERGY CAN BE A BLESSING (1953). 25 minutes, black and white. Produced by The Christophers, New York. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. This nontechnical film, for all audience levels, covers peaceful uses and research, and emphasizes career opportunities in the atomic en- ergy field.