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Atomic Clocks Site Credits
Writing: Gabe Popkin
Editing: Ben Stein, Robin Materese, Jennifer Huergo
Copy editing: Sarah Henderson
Graphic design: Natasha Hanacek, Brandon Hayes
Animation: Jenny Wang, Sean Kelley, Leon Gerskovic, Jose Garcia
Web design: John Venable, Valerie Hoy, Sarah Henderson
Scientific review: Elizabeth Donley
Science consultants: Kyle Beloy, Scott Diddams, Tara Fortier, Vladislav Gerginov, David Hume, John Kitching, Judah Levine, Michael Lombardi, Andrew Ludlow, William McGehee, Andrew Novick, Jeff Sherman, Corey Stambaugh, Jun Ye