Computer Man

Series

Series Name

Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

41

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

462

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bread Machine
2. 2Laser Manipulator
3. 3Workmate
4. 4Computer Man

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:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Ian Morrison

Presenter

Marion Foster

Cutter

Mike Willcox

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

020 7255 1444

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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