Thunderbolt Hunters

Series: Excursions in Science Series

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Wilding Picture Productions

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: DEMONSTRATES HOW LIGHTNING IS PHOTOGRAPHED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.; Story of scientists who study real and artificial lightning.; Stock shots: dogs and cats being rained upon, storms, fake cave man, recreation of Ben Franklin's experiment, elevator dial moves, Empire State Building, longshot, lightning trap, machines which measure and record the time duration and varying currents of any lightning stroke which may hit the building, high-speed cameras designed to photograph lightning bolts, excellent shot of bolt striking the Empire State Building, various models including the Empire State Building are exposed to 8 million volts of artificial lightning in laboratories, sometimes they explode, Times Square and neon signs at night in a storm, giant generators, various industrial wheels shown; Themes: lightning protection for power systems, reporting on thunder storms, importance of protecting our power sources from lightning, importance to industry