BETTER ATOMIC CLOCKS

James Joyner | Monday, February 17, 2003

GeekPress reports: “The next generation of atomic clocks will be so accurate that they will only lose a second every few billion years. Current atomic clocks lose a second every 10-20 million years.” Whew! I hate having to reset the damned VCR every few million years–it gets annoying.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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