Extending Our Control: Active Suspension

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

144

Date Released

1974

Length of issue (in feet)

504

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Extending Our Control: Active Suspension
2. 2Extending Our Control: Monitoring The Mosquitos
3. 3Extending Our Control: Cobalt Precision
4. 4Extending Our Control: Pneumatic fire fighter

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: In spite of the complex controls of technology there are still areas where our control is lost - thousands of people die every year from disease, fire, accidents on the road. This issue highlights four areas where new developments are extending our control. New form of hydraulic suspension for motor cars.

Keywords

Science and technology; Motor vehicles; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/144

Credits:

Cutter

Andrew Denny

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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