Basic Info

First Air: November 19, 1956

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 8

Last Episode

Name: About Time

Season: 2, Episode: 4

Air Date: 1962-01-02

Runtime: 55 min

About Time examines time. The screenplay was written by Richard Hobson, Nancy Pitt, and Leo Salkin. Owen Crump directed, with Phil Monroe directing the animations. The film starred Richard Deacon and Les Tremayne and featured Richard Feynman who was used as a consultant

The Bell System Science Series

1956

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.