Sound Sentry

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

Filmed

Dec 1969

Length of issue (in feet)

458

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: A new low price burglar alarm uses ultra-sonic waves to detect movement in a room - a device so sensitive that it can be triggered off by a fly.

Keywords

Science and technology; Safety devices; Crime

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/22

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter: Howard Williams
Presenter: Marion Foster

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