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#OnThisDay June 13, 1938: Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Charles-Édouard Guillaume, who created Invar and Elinvar, dies in Sèvres, France. His materials revolutionized watch balances and springs. #Fleurier #Invar #Neuchatel

#OnThisDay February 15, 1861: Physicist Charles-Édouard Guillaume is born in Fleurier. He would win the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the properties of nickel-iron alloys like Invar, which does not expand or contract and revolutionized watch balance wheels. #Fleurier #Invar #Neuchatel

An Atomic Pendulum Clock Accurate Enough for CERN - That big grandfather clock in the library might be an impressive piece of mechanic... - https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/an-atomic-pendulum-clock-accurate-enough-for-cern/ #phase-lockedloop #clockhacks #pendulum #arduino #stepper #cesium #chain #invar #cern #pll

Condemned Precision Capacitors Find New Home, Refuse To Become Refuse - Ah, the age old tradition of Dumpster diving! Sometimes we happen to spot somethin... - https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/condemned-precision-capacitors-find-new-home-refuse-to-become-refuse/ #dumpsterdiving #classichacks #aircapacitor #capacitors #capacitor #insulator #teardown #invar