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Dr. Leo Szilard and Dr. George Pegram appear in moving picture at Physics Laboratory in Columbia University

At start, film shows Dr. Leo Szilard (inventor of the cyclotron) standing in front of a cyclotron in the Pepin Physics Laboratory of Columbia University. He is studying some documented research results. Dr. George Pegram, Chairman of Columbia's Physics Department, enters and converses with Szilard. They review the research data together. Pegram leaves, and Szilard continues to review data. He holds a stop watch and enters some numbers in his journal. Dr. Pegram returns and they again look at the data. Closeup of the two reviewing data and conversing. Repeat of Szilard with stop watch, entering data. Closeups of Szilard speaking to Pegram (unseen). Closeup of Dr. Pegram, talking about the research results. (These repeated scenes are obviously retakes.) Closeup of Szilard's hand starting a stopwatch. Horizontal line and brief vertical lines also displayed on an oscilloscope.

Date: 1946, July
Duration: 4 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044641
George Pegram calls navy department on a phone and a scientist leaves an office in Columbia University, New York.

Dr. George Pegram explains the military possibilities of uranium fission in Columbia University in New York. He calls navy department on phone telling them that Dr. Fermi will call on them to explain the military possibilities of uranium fission. Views of a telephone. Studio reenactment : (Navy Commander Office) Scientist leaves the office after an interview with a commander and a Lieutenant. The navy commander thanks the scientist and asks that be kept informed. View of the scientist. The navy commander says good day to the scientist.

Date: 1946, July
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044642
A radio tower is cut down and topples in New Jersey.

A tower topples in New Jersey. Views of the tower which is one of the country's highest radio towers. A man cuts down the tower. The tower topples down on the ground. Damaged tower and debris.

Date: 1956, January 9
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044717
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco appear at a gala benefit in New York.

Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco at a gala benefit in New York. They arrive at the gala benefit hall. They draw a lottery ticket from a box and announce the winner. People at a dining table applaud. Views of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer.

Date: 1956, January 9
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044719
Service teams ride bobsleds and compete in try-outs for the '56 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Service teams compete in try-outs for the '56 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The team members ride bobsleds. Men note down the time. View of a timer. The bobsleds run on a snowy path.

Date: 1955, March 10
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044724
A commuter train gets derailed and passengers are transfered to another train on the central tracks in New York.

A commuter train gets derailed on a New York Central elevated train track. Views of the derailed train and wrecked railroads. Vehicles and people near a bridge for the central tracks. Passengers of the derailed train await help. Engineers talk standing next to the derailed train. The passengers are transferred to another train. The train starts and moves.

Date: 1957, June 27
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044727