Missile Named Mac, A

America · 1960s · 1962 · The Conspiracy & Archive Room · 8 min · Language: English

Summary: A Missile Named Mac is an animated Bell Telephone Laboratories film that explains how modern electronics guide an intercontinental ballistic missile to its target. Told from the point of view of the missile, “Mac,” the film describes how radar, ground-based computers, guidance systems, course corrections, and speed adjustments work together during flight. Using cartoon narration and simplified technical visuals, it presents the complex process of missile guidance as understandable, orderly, and efficient. The film reflects Cold War-era confidence in electronics, automation, military t

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