The story of miniaturisation and how far it has advanced in the United States. Miniaturisation’s tremendous impact is shown in various activities - the space program, television, medicine and other fields - and specific applications in the watch, hand-held calculators, seat belts, stereo, police communications and the ATS-6 satellite.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010978
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Technology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Technology and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microcomputers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)