From Artefacts to Atoms
| Author | : Terry Quinn |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195307863 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195307860 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (860 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis From Artefacts to Atoms by : Terry Quinn
Download or read book From Artefacts to Atoms written by Terry Quinn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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