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The Price of Bounty, 1991 - Digital Surrogates from the Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Videotape File, Series 8/1/59

Digital Surrogates from the Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Videotape File, Series 8/1/59 The Price of Bounty, 1991 Digitized version of The Price of Bounty, an educational…

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Making Their Mark: Donna Cox

A new documentary premiering on the Big Ten network features three extraordinary women at the University of Illinois. Pioneering computer artist and Academy Award nominee Donna Cox, a professor in…

From  Joel Steinfeldt 12 plays 0  

A Brilliant Idea: Nick Holonyak, Jr. and the LED

Nick Holonyak, Jr. is called the godfather of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. We interact with Holonyak's inventions every day. The technology in visible LEDs, household dimmer switches,…

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Marching Illini: March to Homecoming

Follows the Marching Illini from their first summer practices to their performance at Homecoming, 2011, when they were joined by hundreds of marching band alumni to perform the 3-in-1.

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Spark of Genius: The Story of John Bardeen

Imagine a world without computers, cell phones or all modern electronics. This would be a world without John Bardeen. In 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain invented the transistor which amplifies…

From  Joel Steinfeldt 133 plays 0  

Larger than Life: The Red Grange Story

How do you turn two tons of copper into a statue? Illinois alumnus George Lundeen has been doing this for more than 30 years. Lundeen creates realistic portrayals of athletes, presidents and animals…

From  Joel Steinfeldt 47 plays 0  

Illinois Filmmakers

Illinois Filmmakers showcases the best film and video work from University of Illinois students. Entrants competed for a slot in the program by entering work completed while attending Illinois. Films…

From  Joel Steinfeldt 15 plays 0