TV series
The Bell System Science Series
1956–1962 · 2 seasons
A gentle, curious classroom-in-your-living-room experience, mixing playful animation and earnest explanation into an easy, optimistic tour of how things work.
- Created by
- Frank Capra
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- The Bell System Science Series consists of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation that were originally broadcast in color between 1956 and 1964. Marcel LaFollette has described them as "specials that combined clever story lines, sophisticated animation, veteran character actors, films of natural phenomena, interviews with scientists, and precise explanation of scientific and technical concepts — all in the pursuit of better public understanding of science.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm, whimsical and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Science, education, technology, exploration
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Frank Capra
- Genres
- Documentary