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NIST, known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory, also known as the National Metrological Institute (NMI), which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. The institute's official mission is to: [17]
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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
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Emma Unson Rotor (May 18, 1913 – September 6, 1998) was a Filipino-American physicist and mathematician whose pioneering work during World War II significantly contributed to the development of the proximity fuse , a crucial advancement in military technology that played a critical role in the Allied victory ...
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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.
1st NIST Ernest Ambler: 1975–1989 Ambler served as acting director from 1975 to 1977. He was first appointed as director of NBS and continued as director of NIST following the agency's reorganization in 1988. 2nd John W. Lyons 1990–1993 3rd Arati Prabhakar: 1993–1997 4th Raymond G. Kammer 1997–2000 acting Karen Brown 2000–2001 acting ...
In 2002, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) withdrew several geographic FIPS code standards, including those for countries (FIPS 10-4), U.S. states (FIPS 5-2), and counties . [7] [8] These are to be replaced by ISO 3166 and INCITS standards 38 and 31, respectively. [9]