F9F Panther and F7U-1 Cutlass (early prototype) aircraft take off from the deck of USS Midway. F7U-1 Cutlass aircraft lands on the flight deck.
Fire and smoke rises from flight deck of USS Midway after F9F Panther's crash on landing. Fire fighters try to extinguish fire. F9F Panther aircraft parts scattered on the deck. Crane lifts and assembles the aircraft parts.
U.S. Navy Grumman J2F Duck amphibian biplane flying in trail with a land version of Vought OS2U Kingfisher aircraft (fitted with fixed landing gear and tailwheel). The aircraft are flying over land, during World War 2. Altocumulus clouds are visible in background behind them.
Marine honor guard at attention in hangar bay during change of Command at USS Constellation. Officer in charge looks men over. Ship's insignia. Looking out over heads of assembled guests. Crew and officers in hangar bay. CDR (Commander) Racette at podium, call ship's company to attention. CDR Racette salutes as new skipper arrives. Speaker's stand shows CDR Reigner and Chaplain Corps reading invocation. VADM (Vice Admiral) Ekstrom addresses the guests from the podium. Guests and Crew assembled in the background at the hangar bay. Captain Walker reads his orders from the podium. Captain Vejtasa reads his orders as Captain Walker stands by directly off to side. He completes his orders. Captain Vejtasa turns around and salutes Captain Walker. Two Captains then shake hands as Captain Walker is relieved of command. Captain Vejtasa speaks to the crowd assembled from the podium. Chaplain Clifford reads benediction as Captain Walker stands nearby. Captain Vejtasa to the right. Ship's seal in the background. Officers stand on the speaker's stand. VADM Ekstrom shakes hands with Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa. Ship's seal in the background. Captain Vejtasa and Captain Walker congratulated in receiving line at the hangar bay.
A technician sits in front of an oscilloscope and takes readings. Rotating figure appears on scope. Tracks of subatomic particles seen in a cloud chamber. Scientists at an atomic pile. Animated representation of an atom. Image of the earth in rotation. An advanced version of the atomic pile in which Enrico Fermi achieved the first sustained nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago, in 1942. Images of famous scientists, including: Albert Einstein speaking into a microphone; Otto Hahn, of Germany at a microphone; Niels Bohr, of Denmark; Madame Curie; and Hideki Yukawa of Japan. Technicians removing vials of radioisotopes from nuclear reactors. International students studying in classroom and laboratory at a nuclear institute. Elevated famous landmark views and vehicle and bicycle traffic in city of Copenhagen, Denmark. U.S. President,Dwight D. Eisenhower, delivering what became known as his "Atoms for Peace" speech at the United Nations, December 8, 1953, where he proposes formation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). View of the hall and attendees listening. UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold, taking notes. Attendees applauding President Eisenhower. Scientists from 16 nations arriving and greeting one another at the first International Congress of Nuclear Engineering, held at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) on June 20, 1954, hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Views of the first atomic library established in November, 1954, and translations of its technical papers being readied to be sent to various nations,beginnning with Japan.
UN General Assembly seen meeting in 1954 as it approves an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge II, and French ambassador, Henri Hoppenot, speaking. Finn Moe, of Norway, speaking. View of the city of Kjeller, Norway. Flags of Norway and the Netherlands at joint atomic laboratory. Scientists with various pieces of scientific equipment inside the facility. Indian ambassador, Krishna Menon, speaking at the United Nations. Atomic laboratory and a Government Teachers' Training College, in India. Indian scientists in a laboratory. Indian lecturer speaks to students. Brazil's Professor Ernesto Leme speaks at the UN. The city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The University of Sao Paulo. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Center for Physical Research. Clock tower of Brazil Central Station in Rio. Sutan Sjahrir,of Indonesia at the United Nations. An animated map shows nations interested in atomic energy. The UN Headquarters building on the East River in New York. A person looking through a microscope. Foreign scientists attending indoctrination courses at the U.S. Argonne National Laboratory. Diplomats sign agreement between the U.S. and Philippines on July 27, 1955, for the Philippines to lease uranium for a research nuclear reactor, and to receive technical assistance. Views of Geneva Switzerland in August 1955, including street views with pedestrians, and tram or streetcar on city streets. Exterior of Palace of Nations, then interior view with atomic science conference in progress. Indian nuclear physicist, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, presiding over conference of scientists and university representatives from 73 nations, including, inter alia, John Cockcroft, of Great Britain; Otto Hahn, of Germany; Willard Libby, of the U.S.A.; Vladimir Vexler of the Soviet Union; and Niels Bohr of Denmark. Views of exhibit hall at the conference, and displayed models of nuclear reactors, uranium ore refining exhibits, and accelerators. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower views swimming pool reactor, while visiting the exhibit hall. Site work and construction underway in Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland for a research laboratory for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN - Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire). Sitework seen for a facility of Euratom in Europe (European Atomic Energy Community). View of early sitework in Manila for an Asian nuclear center in the Philippines under the Colombo plan, for training personnel in nuclear science and technology.
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