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Time on the nation by a $3.5 million atomic clock
The Time and Frequency Division at the National Bureau of Standards keeps the country on time with a $300,000 atomic device accurate to one second in 370,000 years. WWV in Fort Collins and WWVH in Kauai broadcast time signals and weather data, guiding utilities, telecoms, and radio listeners. The article notes time’s complexities from earth’s wobble to leap years and mentions voices Don Heald and Jane Barbe who record the time and day readings for the stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Moody
Boulder
Colo
Albert Einstein
National Bureau of Standards
WWV
Fort Collins
Here
Hawaii
Kauai
United States
Gregory XIII
WWY
WWVV
Rockies
Atlantic
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Washington Area
National Airport
D.C
Don Elliot Heald
Atlanta
WWVH
Jane Barbe