The Perception Of Life
An extraordinarily beautiful and simple science film about the history of biological ideas that shows how they expanded as technology improved. Filmed in museums and in the Cambridge University labs where Whitehead had been a student, THE PERCEPTION OF LIFE was filmed through microscopes used by scientists from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including the electron microscope in the MRC unit where Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA.
- Overview
- Cast
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The Perception Of Life
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1964
Runtime
0h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
The Perception Of Life
Production Companies
Nuffield Foundation Unit for the History of Ideas
Director
Peter Whitehead
Description
An extraordinarily beautiful and simple science film about the history of biological ideas that shows how they expanded as technology improved. Filmed in museums and in the Cambridge University labs where Whitehead had been a student, THE PERCEPTION OF LIFE was filmed through microscopes used by scientists from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including the electron microscope in the MRC unit where Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA.
