title: From the laboratory to the factory, by way of the countryside: Fifty years of Italian scientific cinema (1908-1958).
abstract: The history of the Italian scientific documentary is not very well known nor, with the exception of the pioneer efforts in cinema, is it contemplated in the more complete studies of the evolution of the genre. This article aims to outline the ground covered by Italian scientific cinema in the first 50 years of its existence, from the pioneering works by Roberto Omegna to the industrial documentaries of the 1950s.
authors.affiliation: University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco Paolo
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: de Ceglia
keywords: cinema; history of science; representations of science; television and radio in Italy