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Atomic Clocks

Modern timekeeping has allowed us to measure differences in the passage of time as affected by motion and gravity to such a degree that relatively itself can now be measured in the lab. Learn about the development and precision of atomic clocks—and the myriad ways they benefit us—and about the optical clocks that can keep time to within one second in roughly 3.7 billion years.

English
  • Originally Aired March 1, 2021
  • Runtime 27 minutes
  • Created April 1, 2021 by
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