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Frequency and timing expert David Chandler explores the atomic clock's role in the fight against latency.

Its a pretty amazing place. >> being the second gentleman means living here at the u.s. naval observatory built in 1893. this is run by the navy. >> yeah. this is owned by the navy, and it was the home of the head admiral of the navy for all that time up until 1977 when the vice presidents families started living here. and were on a naval base. a working naval base. most of which is the atomic clock where they keep the exact time of the united states. >> we went for a tour of the grounds steeped...

Naval observatory built in 1893. this is run by the navy. >> yeah. this is owned by the navy and it was the home of the head admiral of the navy for all that time up until 1977 when the vice presidents families started living here and were on a naval base. this is a working naval base, most of which is the atomic clock where they keep the exact time of the united states. >> we went for a tour of the grounds steeped in history. >> so on my left is one of my favorite things. >> the swing? >> its a...

Welcome to the exciting news - hour of radio one. everybody else finds it a bit weird that i like them but i do. i love them. on my programmes, i used to promote them, particularly as my favourite pip is always the last one because it is slightly extended. it is very bbc but they were very useful at one time because before all of these smart watches you would just have an ordinary watch which used to probably lose a minute a day or something like that. so i used to set my watch by the pips. nowa...

Very useful at one time because before all of these smart watches you would just have an ordinary watch which used to probably lose a minute a day or something like that. so i used to set my watch by the pips. nowadays of course with the smart watches and things like that you dont need it quite so much but it is still very bbc and i still like it, i wouldnt want to see it disappear. archive: and off we go with | the next one and what a lovely sound this is as well. the original clock that kept t...

Full smartwatch as you had an ordinary watch that used to lose a minute a day. i used to set my watch by the pips. with smart watch as you dont but it is still very bbc, and i like it. i wouldnt like to see the original clock still sits in the �*60s, though, an atomic clock started doing thejob which stayed in use until the 1990s, when it transmitted its last pips from the royal 0bservatory. ever since then, the bbc has generated its own pips from its atomic clock buried deep inside broadcasti...

Watch by the pips. nowadays of course with the smart watches and things like that you dont need it quite so much but it is still very bbc and i still like it, i wouldnt want to see it disappear. archive: and off we go with | the next one and what a lovely sound this is as well. the original clock that kept the time still sits in the in the museum at the royal 0bservatory. in the 60s, though, an atomic clock started doing the job which stayed in use until the 1990s when it transmitted its last pi...

I love them. on my programmes, i used to promote them, particularly as my favourite pip is always the last one because it is slightly extended. the original clock that kept the time still sits in the museum at the royal 0bservatory. in the �*60s, though, an atomic clock started doing the job which stayed in use until the 1990s, when it transmitted its last pips from the royal 0bservatory. ever since then, the bbc has generated its own pips from its atomic clock buried deep inside broadcasting ...

The pips have become legendary, a symbol of bbc radio, and who better to tell us about them than another legend of bbc radio, tony blackburn. archive: welcome along - to the tony blackburn show this morning for this tuesday 9th december. my thanks, as always tojohn dunn for swinging us up until the seven oclock hour. the pips have always been a favourite of mine since 1967 when ijoined the bbc and opened up radio i. archive: good morning everyone, welcome to the exciting _ new sound of radio i. ...

From its atomic clock buried deep inside broadcasting house which uses gps signals to stay synchronised. so the next time you hear these, you know that they come from this. pips meanwhile at manchesters science and industry museum, 100 years of the bbc is being celebrated with an exhibit featuring broadcast artefacts, plus a few more recent additions. this funky—looking box was a prototype which was an early part of the bbc�*s research and development project this funky—looking box was a p...