{"id":198,"date":"2016-04-12T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:39:11","slug":"in-the-news-crystalfontz-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/in-the-news-crystalfontz-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystalfontz CFA633 on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s post highlights a Crystalfontz LCD<\/a> sighting on PBS television.<\/p>\n

PBS Series: “How We Got To Now”<\/h3>\n

The PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) show, How We Got To Now<\/a> <\/em>is a 6-part series exploring the things we often take for granted in modern life, and the innovators who brought these life-changing ideas into the world.<\/p>\n

From PBS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How We Got To Now<\/em> with Steven Johnson reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered. [Read more<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The six topics covered include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Clean<\/strong> – The history of clean water and sewage systems.<\/li>\n
  2. Time<\/strong> – Standardized time and how we work, navigate, and live.<\/li>\n
  3. Glass<\/strong> – How glass lenses and mirrors changed the world.<\/li>\n
  4. Light<\/strong> – Our inventions and use of light.<\/li>\n
  5. Cold<\/strong> – How humans have learned to make things cold.<\/li>\n
  6. Sound<\/strong> – The impact of sounds on our lives and world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Crystalfontz 633 LCD with keypad<\/a> was featured in episode #2 – Time <\/strong>seen at 47.12 minutes in the video<\/a>, discussing the timekeeping for the US Naval Observatory Master Clock, the central timekeeper for all clocks and computers.<\/p>\n

    Here is a screenshot from the video:<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    Watch the Series<\/h3>\n

    View all of the How We Got To Now<\/em> episode videos on PBS<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Crystalfontz in the News<\/h3>\n

    Have you spotted Crystalfontz LCDs in the news or on the web? Please contact us<\/a> to let us know or share your story. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Today’s post highlights a Crystalfontz LCD sighting on the PBS television series “How We Got To Now – Time” episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news","category-in-the-wild"],"yoast_head":"\nCrystalfontz CFA633 on PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you spotted Crystalfontz LCDs in the news or on the web? 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