Microfilm Lasts Half a Millennium

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2018

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Citation of Original Publication

Saper, Craig. "Microfilm Lasts Half a Millennium." The Atlantic, July 22, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/microfilm-lasts-half-a-millennium/565643/

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Abstract

Millions of publications—not to mention spy documents—can be read on microfilm machines. But people still see these devices as outmoded and unappealing. An Object Lesson.