Anthropometric Man
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
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:
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - 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).
- Series held
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