DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS - Braille Institute

A highly unlikely meeting of minds occurs in the United States during the 1950s
when a visiting professor, Albert Einstein, comes to the rescue of a young
African-American girl. Stars Paul Soles.
Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants
DVS 314
Seventeenth-century astronomer Galileo pits science against theological doctrine
by demonstrating that the earth moves in space. Stars Michael Moriarty.
Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
DVS 315
This is the story of Leonardo da Vinci's friendship with young Roberto, son of a
local bird seller. Stars Brent Carver and David Felton.
Marie Curie: More than Meets the Eye
DVS 316
During World War I, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by
catching spies. The strange activities of Marie Curie make her a prime target.
Stars Kate Trotter.
Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs
DVS 357
When Newton's theory of gravity revolutionizes scientific thought in 1863, Isaac
Newton pays a heavy price and is ostracized from the Royal Academy by his
nemesis Robert Hooke. Stars Karl Pruner and Tyrone Savage.
Science
In Search of Human Origins: Episode 1--The Story of Lucy
DVS 105
In 1974, Johanson unearthed Lucy. At almost 3 million years old, she is our
oldest human ancestor. Lucy’s tiny three-and-a-half-foot-tall skeleton set the
world of paleoanthropology on its ear by showing that walking upright, not a
larger brain, was the key factor separating humans and apes. In this episode,
Johanson recounts his discovery and the important information it continues to
generate.
In Search of Human Origins: Episode 2--Surviving in Africa
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