Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Materials were collected by curator Paul Forman as he researched atomic clocks and then transfered to the Archives Center in 2011.
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Atomic Clocks Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Processed by Archives Center staff, 2020.
Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)
Reel #60, Time On Our Hands! 1951. Development of timekeeping, from clocks and watches to atomic clocks
Includes photographs.
Includes audio cassette of roundtable discussion on the development of Rb (87) frequency standards.
OTC1265.9, Side 1, Conversation with Robert Kern, Robert Vessot and Paul Forman.
OTC1265.10, Side 1 total running time: 38:55.
OTC1265.10, Side 2, total running time: 60:12.
Conversation with Robert Kern, Robert Vessot and Paul Forman while examining photographs and other archival materials at an unidentified location.