SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY: Solar power experiment (1935)

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BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Mirror-device reflects 6,000 degrees heat. Solar power-plants may result from novel experiment.

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Gen. view & semi view of mirrors. Cu. of cameraman being reflected in mirror. Semi view man speaks & puts rock on stand. Shot of mirrors being focused on rock. Cu. of rock melting. Long view & cu. of rock melting. Semi view placing sheet of metal behind water. Side view showing hole burning in metal. Cu. of thermometer bursting.

Sound Effects: Man says this is a piece of melting course rock that requires 4,000 degrees f.h. to temperature to melt.

Science and Technology; United States of America
Background: Mirror-device reflects 6,000 degrees heat. Solar power-plants may result from novel experiment.

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