Florida Memory • Research: The Common Denominator

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Year

1960 (circa)

Video Details

25:30; color; sound; V-206 DA084; S. 828

Description

Rod Serling of the "Twilight Zone" television series hosts this look at developments in transportation technology. Hollywood science fiction-style music accompanies an overview of roadway research in which "break-away" signage, hologram highway markers, GPS highway navigation prototypes, crash dummies and crash simulators all make an appearance. The film addresses new methods in highway design, planning and construction in urban and rural settings. Produced by the US Highway Research Board.

Contributors

US Highway Research Board

Geographic Subject

Florida

Personal Subject

Serling, Rod, 1924-1975

Subject

Infrastructure
Transportation

Title

Research: The Common Denominator

Subject

Infrastructure

Transportation

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Date

1960 (circa)

Contributor

US Highway Research Board

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Video Details

25:30; color; sound; V-206 DA084; S. 828

Color

color

Video Sound

sound

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true

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Subject - Person

Serling, Rod, 1924-1975

Video Time

25:30:00

YouTube ID

P3NXa6E8d7U

Video Snippet

US Highway Research Board film on highway safety and technology...

Video Filename

DA084.mp4

Geographic Term

Florida

Image URL

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Research: The Common Denominator. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253417>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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Research: The Common Denominator. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253417>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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