Base and place

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Base and place is a short film from 1955 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Presents the characteristics, history, and applications of the binary system and emphasizes the basic principles of base and place in our system of numeration. Shows how numbers are represented in the...

Base and place
Release date
1955
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Summary
Presents the characteristics, history, and applications of the binary system and emphasizes the basic principles of base and place in our system of numeration. Shows how numbers are represented in the binary system, its relationship to electronic digital computers, and how business applies the binary system through the use of Keysort cards. Mentions specific applications and sketches the historical contribution of Leibniz and Harriot to the binary system. Demonstrates the importance of base and place in our number system. Shows such functions as the role of ten and checking for the transposition of digits through division by nine. Features Phillip S. Jones.
Physical Format
1 Film (0:29:50);16mm
IUL Genres
IUL Subject
Binary system (Mathematics);Numeration.
Full Title (usually this is the same as above)
Base and place