The ultimate timekeeping device
Naval Observatory uses multiple cesium atomic clocks to keep official time. The master clock averages 20 to 25 clocks, with redundancy in separate vaults and red display digits. Leap seconds align atomic time with Earth's rotation, while pulsars may offer even more stable celestial timekeepers.
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National Geographic
Gernot M.R. Winkler
Naval Observatory
Time Service
Observatory
Earth
Winkler
International Time Bureau
Paris
Young hackers raise alarms over computer security
In Milwaukee a group of youths penetrated systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Security Pacific Bank in Los Angeles, prompting experts to stress that such intrusions do not imply imminent missile attacks. Charles Wood notes these are common break-ins by juvenile hackers.
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Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Security Pacific Bank
U.S.S.R
Charles Wood
Mass marketing of robots begins in home devices era
Nolan Bushnell stars as chairman of Androbot Inc leading a wave of personal robots. Heath Co. unveils Hero 1 and RB5X debuts from RB Robot Corp while Topo ships in March. Analysts warn hype may outpace development as Future Computing predicts a $2 billion by 1990 market and 22.5 billion hardware market by 1987.
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Los Angeles Times
Nolan Bushnell
Atari
Heath Co
Benton Harbor
RB Robot Corp
Golden, Colo. Bushnell
Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater
Sunnyvale
Calif
Wall Street
Future Computing Inc
Richardson, Texas
U.S
Dave Wilson
Carl Helmers
Robotics Age
Baby Pac-man blends maze play with built in pinball action
The review highlights Baby Pac-man as a game where players guide a Pac through a video maze then transfer to a pinball stage to earn power pellets. It describes five pinball drop targets a hoop ball energizer and tunnel speed bonuses plus fruit and tunnel mechanics. High scorers noted include Eric Jensen 526200 on Galaga and Jeff Heddinger 180600 on Super Pac-man.
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Pac
Bally
Eric Jensen
Marion
Jeff Heddinger
the Gazette
Noteworthy Patents Issued by U S Patent Office Last Week
The U S Patent and Trademark Office in Washington issued several noteworthy patents last week. These grants cover diverse technologies and include protections for new devices methods and systems across multiple industries.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Washington
Bell Labs Nets 20000th Patent For Lightwave Etching Breakthrough
Bell Telephone Laboratories receives its 20000th patent for a Crystallographic etching technique aiding transmission of voice data and video through hair thin glass fibers. Five other Bell Labs patents issued last week cover electronic torque wrench, laser video recording, and a plastic watchcase molding method. Jerome H. Meleson of Metuchen New Jersey, a prolific inventor, earned three patents including a torque tool and a Timex watchcase innovation.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Labs
Jerome H. Meleson
Metuchen
N.J
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Voor
Cathy Needlecraft
Marilyn Chapman
Lindale
Westdale
Cathy Needlecrafts
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Noritake
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