Raymond G. Kammer
Published: 2001-04
Total Pages: 60
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Americans have experienced a 100-year span of extraordinary improvements in the U.S. economy & quality of life. This history shows how, since 1901, the Nat. Inst. of Standards & Technology (NIST), has built the foundations for technological progress by serving as a reliable source of assistance to industry, science, & government. NIST's research, measurement tools, & tech. services are integrated deeply into many of the systems & operations that drive the economy. Factories, communication & transport. networks, labs., hospitals, educational org., service companies, & the extended enterprises of the new economy all rely on NIST.