Anthropometric Man

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

101

Date Released

1972

Length of issue (in feet)

454

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Stars That Have A Different Birth
2. 2Slow Sodium
3. 3Anthropometric Man

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Anthropometric man is accident prone; he’s been hurled through windscreens, and crushed by steering wheels. But his chest is spring steel and he’s a realistic dummy developed for research into safer car design. He’s so life-like, he can even decorously cross his legs.

Keywords

Science and technology; Safety devices; Motor vehicles; Accidents and disasters; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/101

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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