Computer Man
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Man’s imperfect shape, size and capabilities have been put onto punched tape to enable a computer to help design the perfect car. Control accessibility, pedal-reach, seat contours - the computer man comes back with immediate answers on every possible variation that would otherwise take months of design trial and error.
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Motor vehicles; Engineering; Computers and computing; Design
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/41
- Credits:
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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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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