Exhibitions

Rubidium Atomic Clock

February 13, 1981 – January 20, 1997

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, Entrance to "Atom Smashers"

See on Map Floor Plan

View a dismantled Rubidium atomic clock with specific information and diagrams on its operation. Also included is a general description of the uses of this mechanism. The clock was recently donated to the Smithsonian by Trachor Instruments of Austin, Texas.