America's first woman astronaut, Sally Ride, climbs a ladder and sits in cockpit of twin jet aircraft while a man outside explains it to her. Sally Ride in Shuttle simulator. She speaks about her training.and states there is no difference in the training for men and women astronauts. NASA Space Shuttle Discovery on launch pad.
Premiere of 'The Return of the Jedi' sponsored by radio station WPGC at the Jenifer movie theater, in Washington, DC area, the United States. People dressed as different characters of the movie during the premier. A sign at the entrance door reads 'WPGC premier Return of the Jedi'. A man dressed as a character of the movie talks to children. People line up for tickets outside the building. People outside the hall discuss the movie. People take autographs of a man dressed as a character of the movie. Persons dressed up as the following characters are seen: Darth Vader; Wookiee Chewbacca; R2-D2 (robot); Obi-Wan-Kenobi.
Invention of electric incandescent lamp by Thomas Edison in United States. Dramatization:Men in laboratory trying experiment with metal filament. Glowing bulb filament. Young man at piano. Man thinking and spotting spool of thread. Young man talks to assistants. On October 21 1879 the invention of the incandescent lamp light bulb. Men leaving. Man compares arc lamp and incandescent lamp. Thomas Edison lying down on table.
Invention of the incandescent lamp by Thomas Edison in the United States. A dramatization: Thomas Edison lying down on a table. His assistants enter the room. Edison walks towards a burning lamp. All the men observe the lamp. A diagram shows the series system of electrical current movement using a 500 Volt generator.
Invention of the incandescent lamp by Thomas Edison in the United States. A dramatization: Thomas Edison and his assistants build a 110 V dynamo. Edison builds a multiple series system. A diagram compares a multiple system with a series system.
Invention of the incandescent lamp by Thomas Edison in the United States. A dramatization: Actor portraying Thomas Edison looks at a series of bulbs hanging in a laboratory and blows out a kerosene lamp. View of General Electric company. Men sit around a table. Lamps and books on the table. A family sits in a parlor. A young girl approaches a Edison Disc Phonograph player, lifts the play arm, starts the disc and puts the arm stylus down on the disc to play the record. Closeup view of phonograph record playing. Cars being driven at night. Other examples of uses of the lightbulb: A brightly lit school building. A factory at night. Miners attach lamps to their caps. Night view of a fair and a city. View of the United States Capitol at night. Panorama of a park. Statue of Liberty and a flag of United States at night. Actual footage of Thomas Edison walking on the lawn at his home. He sits on a chair and reads a book.
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