| ABACUS V MODERN CALCULATOR The abacus beats the modern calculator in competition in Hong Kong. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 60 |
| Catalog #: | 312700 | |
| Clip Number: | 312700-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 67/25 | |
| Timecode: | 10:37:03 - 10:37:54 | |
| Location: | Hong Kong. | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMPUTERS: Calculators CONTESTS: Misc LOCATIONS/ASIA: Hong Kong SCIENCE: Mathematics | |
| Description: | Master 60 Part 1 Same as catalog # 29502 Gazette story on contest between abacus and old fashioned calculator featuring 11 year-old Lee Pak Kwan on abacus. Opens with overview of large room with three crowded tables around which a large ring of observers is gathered. MS of young woman working calculator to CU of calculator itself. MS of boy to CU of abacus to over the shoulder shot of boy working equation. CU of stopwatch being stopped. Switch to stage with panel seated at table. Boy walks across stage and receives award, bows in all directions. Mathematics, Crowd, Stopwatch. | |
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