SI units reach their first half century
NOV 02, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024795
New Scientist : The International System of Units (SI), established in 1960 at a conference in Paris, set an international standard for core units of measure, such as the kilogram, meter, and second. The system was developed to improve accuracy and standardization around the world. On the 50th anniversary of the system’s adoption, New Scientist‘s Alison George conducts a brief interview with Brian Bowsher, head of the UK’s measurement standards laboratory, the National Physical Laboratory.
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