Whole library in a nutshell (Feb, 1965)
Filed under: Space, Useful — @ 9:40 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1965
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1965
Buy on Ebay
Whole library in a nutshell
This latest space trick might work well with earthbound libraries. The magnifying viewer on the astronaut’s knee holds 12,000 pages of microfilmed manuals, maps, and navigation data for use in the Apollo lunar spacecraft. The film is coded and indexed so a flip of a switch puts any page on the screen in 15 seconds.
Is that Alan Sheppard?
Comment by Clem — August 23, 2006 @ 6:12 pm
When I grow up I want to be an astronaut too, but first I want to be a fighter pilot and kill commies and gooks.
Comment by Poindexter McFruity — August 24, 2006 @ 8:31 am
Microfilm, the technology of tomorrow.
Comment by albear — February 20, 2008 @ 8:19 am
It sounds a little like the Amazon Kindle eBook reader.
Microfilm used to be the medium of the future.
Comment by jayessell — February 20, 2008 @ 12:31 pm