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In 1901, in response to a bill proposed by Congressman James H. Southard (R, Ohio), the National Bureau of Standards was founded with the mandate to provide standard weights and measures, and to serve as the national physical laboratory for the United States. Southard had previously sponsored a bill for metric conversion of the United States. [13]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology succeeded the National Bureau of Standards in 1988. Following is a list of the directors of both agencies. [1] The number of NIST directors is a continuation of the number of NBS directors since Locascio is considered the 17th NIST director [2]
Taiwan (Republic of China) – BSMI – The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection; Tanzania – TBS – Tanzania Bureau of Standards; Thailand – TISI – Thai Industrial Standards Institute; Trinidad and Tobago – TTBS – Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards; Turkey – TSE – Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü
Lyman James Briggs (May 7, 1874 – March 25, 1963) was an American engineer, physicist and administrator. He was the third director of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) during the Great Depression and chairman of the Uranium Committee [1] before America entered the Second World War.
The National Bureau of Standards, later renamed the National Institute of Standards and Technology, continued to manage meetings and membership until 1997, when NCWM formed a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit standards development organization. From 1998 to 2008, NCWM contracted management services through a private company.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. government's standards agency, cooperates with ANSI under a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the United States Standards Strategy. The determinates of whether an NSB for a particular economy is a public or private sector body may include the historical and ...
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