Magnetic Mover

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

224

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

522

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Froggies
2. 2Magnetic Mover
3. 3Gas Whistle
4. 4All The Time Insulin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Reducing the tedious tasks which can involve man throughout his working life: a new and extremely simple robot. A magnet pneumatically propelled along a tube, a magnetic carriage rolling along outside - that’s all that’s needed.

Researcher Comments

Features a conveyor system for moving workpieces along to the next operator

Keywords

Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/224

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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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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