The Nature of Things · SEASON 2
Instant Heat
Episode 17 · 1962-05-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.
Season 2 episodes
1. Looking Ahead1962-01-04
2. Photography in Science1962-01-11
3. To Educate a Scientist1962-01-18
4. The Situation Is Fluid1962-01-25
5. Gallstones1962-02-01
6. The Upper Mantle Project1962-02-08
7. The Physics of Music1962-02-22
8. Survival1962-03-01
9. Man and the Moon1962-03-08
10. Hibernating Molecules1962-03-15
11. Monkey Curiosity1962-03-29
12. Spermatozoa1962-04-05
13. Animals With Feathers1962-04-12
14. Getting the Upper Hand1962-04-26
15. Thinking about Math1962-05-03
16. The Plague1962-05-10
17. Instant Heat1962-05-17
18. A Science Newsreel1962-05-24
19. Learning1962-06-07
20. A Bang-Up Job1962-06-21
21. Out of Africa1962-06-28
22. Count on Me1962-07-05
23. Blood in the Balance1962-07-19
24. Episode 241962-07-26