Polar Research (1957)

Hampstead, London. M/S of Major J. M. Adams/ Adam, of the Royal Army Medical Core and physiologist in the Antarctic party, standing in front of a panel of controls inside the Medical Research Council’s laboratory. He puts on a hooded undergarment made from copper wire mesh. C/U of the major’s face, tilt down to his hands doing up buttons. M/S of Dr. L. G. C. E. Pugh, physiologist to the Everest expedition, assisting the major to fasten the wire mesh garment. C/U of Dr. P. M/S of a seated man, dressed in a large parka coat and padded trousers, lacing up his snow boots. M/S of the major dressed in a parka as Dr. P helps him make some final adjustments to his arctic kit. Tilt down to show Dr. P. plugging copper wires attached to the major’s clothing into a small electrical generator. C/U of the generator. C/U of Dr. P. C/U of the generator. The electricity heats the mesh and keeps the wearer warm while also measuring the different temperatures of the body. This innovation is one of many developed by