Story of Measuring Time: Hours, Minutes, and Seconds

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1964

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Traces the measurement of time from the prehistoric period, when time was measured in intervals of days and nights, to the present, when scientists measure billionths of a second. Illustrates time-keeping devices which are able to measure increasingly small intervals of time with accuracy. Collaborator: Herbert F. Spitzer.

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