Accuracy in Timekeeping – Atomic Clocks and Time Servers

The development of atomic clocks throughout the twentieth century has been fundamental to many of the technologies we employ everyday. Without atomic clocks many of the innovations of the twentieth century would simply not exist. Satellite communication, global positioning, computer networks and even the Internet would not be able to function in the way we are used to if it wasn’t for atomic clocks and their ultra-precision in timekeeping.

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