The Meaning of Time In Science (1973)
1973 · Short film · 24 min · dir. Kent Smith
Synopsis
Examines the concepts of the entropy principle and of astronomical time, the relation of subjective and external time, and the definition of a second. Includes demonstrations of scientific timepieces and of the cyclotron. Features producer Milan Herzog in cameo role as the director of a space project.
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- Director
- Kent Smith
- Running time
- 24 minutes
Cast & crew
Kent Smith Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · "is this an example of periodicity?" · uniQ · 2011-05-12
Educational film from Encyclopedia Britannica about Time. What is it? Well... watch and find out. Better than average rating for the funky graphics effects and the amusing "future" of 1997 where a spaceship blasts off from an orbital space station to show the effects of time dilation!
