Un siècle d'excellence en matière de mesures, de normes et de technologie : chronique de publications sélectionnées du NBS/NIST, 1901-2000.

A century of excellence in measurements, standards, and technology: a chronicle of selected NBS/NIST publications, 1901-2000.

Auteurs : NIST, LIDE D. R.

Type de monographie : Autre

Résumé

This document, published in the centennial framework (1901-2001) of NIST, consists of vignettes describing some of the classic publications from its first century in all areas of science and technology. Extract from the table of contents: testing of thermal insulators; thermodynamic properties of water and steam for power generation; selected values of chemical thermodynamic properties; cryogenic engineering; scaling analysis of thermodynamic properties in the critical region of fluids; design and evaluation criteria for energy conservation in new buildings; computer program for heating and cooling loads in buildings; methods for testing and rating the performance of heating and air-conditioning systems; materials at low temperatures; strain effects in superconducting compounds; a practical Josephson voltage standard at one volt; observation of atoms laser-cooled below the Doppler limit.

Détails

  • Titre original : A century of excellence in measurements, standards, and technology: a chronicle of selected NBS/NIST publications, 1901-2000.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2001-3006
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Sujet : Réglementation
  • Édition : US Department of Commerce, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) - États-unis/États-unis
  • Date d'édition : 01/2001
  • Collection : NIST Special Publication
  • Source : Source : NIST SP 958; 395 p. (22.8 x 29); fig.; phot.; ref.; index.
  • Document disponible en consultation à la bibliothèque du siège de l'IIF uniquement.