From artefacts to atoms: the bipm and the search for ultimate measurement standards
Auteur :
Quinn, Terry
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195307863
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
25,1 x 17,8 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
975 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This is the story of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures--from its origins in the 1860s until today. It highlightes the role of key individuals in the development of the institution and the path from artifact standards of the metre and the kilogram to units based on the fundamental constants of physics.