Future perfect : Wellcome's tropical diseases videodisc.
- Date:
- 1993
- Audio
About this work
Description
A medical museum in a box. Dr Adrian Longstaff has developed a new weapon against tropical diseases - a computer videodisc with all the information on slides at the Wellcome Museum - so far he has 20,000 pictures on the computer. By typing 'malaria', one can access 2,075 pictures: type 'Malaria' and 'treatment' and it narrows to 48 pictures. At present it costs 3̋,500. This is an interactive resource which will be invaluable for teaching. It is planned to link up with other picture archives and be available via satellite.
Publication/Creation
London : BBC World Service, 1993.
Physical description
1 sound cassette (12 min.)
Notes
Broadcast in 1993?
Creator/production credits
Presenter is Paddy Feeny. Interview with Dr Adrian Longstaff (Wellcome)
Copyright note
BBC Radio
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores561A