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.

Gathers in one place descriptions of NIST's many programs, products, services, and research projects, along with contact names, phone numbers, and e-mail and World Wide Web addresses for further information. It is divided into chapters covering each of NIST's major operating units. In addition, each chapter on laboratory programs includes subheadings for NIST organizational division or subject areas. Covers: electronics and electrical engineering; manufacturing engineering; chemical science and technology; physics; materials science and engineering; building and fire research and information technology.

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