Research Article
Oct 1972
Metrication in the United States, A Status Report
Publication: Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 98, Issue 4
Abstract
For 200 years the advantages to America of having an international harmonized system of measurements have been reviewed in the Congress. Now the first step in the latest reopening of this subject has been taken in the Congress. No one can predict when the Congress will take final action or what that action will be. However, in view of the increasing use of the metric system not only abroad but in the U.S. also, all sectors of our society should study and determine for themselves whether increasing their metric use would be advantageous and, if so, plans will be welded into a master plan for the nation. The metric problem has gained top-level consideration; the time to prepare for the future is now.
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Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 98 • Issue 4 • October 1972
Pages: 505 - 515
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1972
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Louis E. Barbrow
Consultant, National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
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