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NIST at 100: foundations for progress.

Author(s) : NIST

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

This document, published in the centennial framework (1901-2001) describes the history of NIST: the founding, the industrial age, the roaring twenties, the depression (launching of research on cryogenics), World War II, postwar years, the space age, energy and environment (saving the ozone layer), new directions and promoting economic growth. To note: launching in 1989 of the database of the thermophysical properties of alternative refrigerants REFPROP.

Details

  • Original title: NIST at 100: foundations for progress.
  • Record ID : 2001-2087
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Publication: US Department of Commerce, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) - United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2000/10
  • Collection:
  • Source: Source: NIST SP 956; 56 p. (22.8 x 29); fig.; phot.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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