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The Origins Of The Black Box

caption: Black boxes actually aren't generally black, like this one from a boat. They are used to collect voyage data from ships and planes.
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Black boxes actually aren't generally black, like this one from a boat. They are used to collect voyage data from ships and planes.
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Ross Reynolds talks to Joseph Janes, University of Washington professor from the information school, about the origins of the black box in airplanes. Janes is host of the podcast "Documents That Changed The World."

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