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"Disneyland" Our Friend the Atom (1957)
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"Disneyland" (1954)Original Air Date:
23 January 1957 (Season 3, Episode 14)Genre:
Animation | Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Western morePlot:
Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Not just wishful thinking or propaganda: "Coal and oil can now be used for better things" moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Heinz Haber | ... | Himself (as Dr. Heinz Haber) |
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In 1956, Golden Press published "The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom" by Dr. Haber, incorporating artwork developed for the show. A paperback version was published by Dell Publishing for an older market. moreFAQ
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So says Heinz Haber in Disneyland's "Our Friend the Atom" -- a fantastic effort at explaining atomic physics that holds up 50 years later. Like Disney's other Tomorrowland documentaries, it combines accurate science and marvelous illustration. You could show this in any high school class -- heck, it should be shown in the first class of most college-level physics 101 courses.
Its descriptions of complicated applications, such as how radioactivity can be used for medicine and biology, sill hold as fairly accurate. (Note, listen carefully, he's not saying radiation will make plants and animals grow, but could be used to tag other molecules as they are processed by plants and animals -- something that HAS been a mightily useful tool in science.)
It also describes the potential of commercially available atomic energy. While it might seem naive to some, this was made before the naive and irrational fear of nuclear energy took root in the United States. Don't dismiss this unique documentary as Cold War propaganda. Like Haber said, the coal and oil we use now is finite and we have better uses for them as raw materials.
Also, safely ignore Leonard Maltin's apologetic introduction on the DVD (all Disney Treasures DVDs, for that matter, we don't need someone to explain to us it is wrong for Donald to use a gun!).
I only wish someone could make documentaries like this again.