John G. King discusses concepts of time measurement and demonstrates devices used to measure and record time intervals from one second down to .0000000001 second, with possible extension by a further five places in certain cases. Points out the problem of verifying accuracy of a clock and considers briefly psychological time and the possibility of a limit to division of time.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29551
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Clocks and watches
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Time - Systems and standards
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Time measurements
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)