Title :
Electric units at the National Physical Laboratory, 1900-50
Author_Institution :
NPL, Teddington, UK
Abstract :
The author presents the history of some of the work on electrical units at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the first half of the century. The government founded the standards laboratory in 1900 to help industry with calibrations and advice in engineering, metallurgy, ship-building and other subjects. Standards including the determination of the ampere and ohm are discussed
Keywords :
electrical engineering; history; standards; AD 1900 to 1950; NPL; National Physical Laboratory; electrical units; history; standards laboratory;
Conference_Titel :
History of Electrical Engineering, Papers Presented at the Sixteenth I.E.E. Week-End Meeting on the
Conference_Location :
Twickenham
