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NOV 01, 1951
First ASA gold medal awarded
Physics Today

In recognition of a lifetime of service and leadership in the cause of standardization, the first award of an annual gold Standards Medal has been made to Paul G. Agnew, consultant to the American Standards Association and an outstanding authority on standards in the United States. Formal presentation of the medal, which will be given each year by the American Standards Association, was made at the Second National Standardization Conference in New York City, October 22–24.

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