Atomic Clocks
Extremely precise timekeeping devices based on atomic resonance.
Core metadata
- ID: atomic_clocks
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1949 (exact)
- Region: United States and global timekeeping/metrology
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- Global Positioning System (GPS) (gps)
- Interplanetary Probes (interplanetary_probes)
- Network Time Protocol (network_time_protocol)
- Quantum Sensors (High Precision Measurement) (quantum_sensors_high_precision_measurement)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- A Brief History of Atomic Clocks at NIST (NIST, 2009, official_agency) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
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| Quantum Physics (quantum_physics) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Quantum Physics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Electronics (electronics) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Electronics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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