Measuring short distances

United States, 1958

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Starts with the centimetre scale, moves on to microscopic dimensions and then to the dimensions of atoms by means of Erwin Mueller’s field emission microscope. Shows how calibration of instruments can give us accurate knowledge of these small distances.

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Credits

production company

Educational Services Incorporated

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1958

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006865

Language

English

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atoms

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Measuring

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Measuring instruments

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microscope and microscopy

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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