Abstract
Despite the direct impingement of chemistry on people's daily lives, public knowledge of the subject is extremely shallow at best. To help rectify the situation, television stations in the Netherlands and West Germany have compiled programs aimed at explaining what chemistry is all about. Both the programs began going out over the air last month. Though separately conceived and produced, the programs share a number of common features. Both comprise 13 half-hour presentations each of which is telecast twice weekly. Trained chemists were involved directly in their production. And both series are geared to the general viewing public. Chemical Society of the Netherlands has been a strong supporter of the Dutch program. Dr. Dick den Os, the society's secretary, is chairman of the curriculum committee. He has played a key role in writing the scripts and in planning and overseeing the production. The 13 lessons are meant to provide an elementary introduction to chemistry, ...
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