20,000 Cables under the Sea : The Internet and the Physics of Fiber Optics / German United Distributors.
The Internet's mind-boggling flow of data that circulates so freely "in the cloud" does much of its real-world traveling beneath the sea in bundles of fiber optic cable. This program sets sail on the Leon Thevenin as a repair team identifies a damaged length of cable on the floor of the North Sea an...
| Uniform Title: | Films on Demand.
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| Language: | English |
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English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2010], ©2010.
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| Series: | Films on Demand.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (46 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Variant Title: |
Internet and Physics of Fiber Optics |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Summary: |
The Internet's mind-boggling flow of data that circulates so freely "in the cloud" does much of its real-world traveling beneath the sea in bundles of fiber optic cable. This program sets sail on the Leon Thevenin as a repair team identifies a damaged length of cable on the floor of the North Sea and then painstakingly splices in a new section. In addition, the program discusses high-bandwidth digital developments such as naked-eye 3-D video and describes the principles of applied fiber optic physics, cable-manufacturing processes, and cable-laying techniques that are making such advanced Internet technology a reality. |
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| Note: | Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 28, 2010. Electronic resource. |
| Interest Grade Level: |
10 & up. |
| System Details: | System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. |
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Title from distributor's description. |