ATOMIC CLOCKS EXPLAINED: How Can a Clock Be Accurate for Millions of Years?

September 27, 2026 • 00:03:31
ATOMIC CLOCKS EXPLAINED: How Can a Clock Be Accurate for Millions of Years?
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ATOMIC CLOCKS EXPLAINED: How Can a Clock Be Accurate for Millions of Years?

Sep 27 2026 | 00:03:31

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Show Notes

Download free software at https://www.grandfatherclockchimes.com Atomic clocks can achieve accuracy expressed as losing less than a second over millions of years, but how is that possible? This episode explains oscillators, cesium-133, the 9,192,631,770-cycle definition of the second, atomic resonance, and the feedback systems that keep an atomic clock locked to nature's frequency. It also looks at cesium fountain clocks, why long-term accuracy figures are extrapolations, and why GPS, communications, science, and global timekeeping depend on extreme precision. Production note: Charlotte Evans is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.
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