- Author
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Title
- NIST at 100: Foundations for Progress.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NIST SP 956; NIST Special Publication 956,
October 2000,
56 p.
- Distribution
- For more information contact: Public Inquiries, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3460, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460. Telephone: 301-975-6478, Email: inquiries@nist.gov Website: http://www.nist.gov
- Keywords
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research facilities
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information dissemination
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information science
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information retrieval
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history
- Identifiers
- history
- Abstract
- The new millennium is opening with the Information Age shining on its horizon, just as the last century unfolded with the dawn of the Age of Electricity. Americans have experienced a 1OO-year span of extraordinary improvements in the U.S. economy and quality of life. Since 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has contributed to these advances by building the foundations for technological progress. NIST has been a reliable source of assistance to industry, science, and government. Its research, measurement tools, and technical services are integrated deeply into many of the systems and operations that drive the economy. Factories, communication and transportation networks, laboratories, hospitals, educational organizations, service companies, and the extended enterprises of the new economy all rely on NIST. On the threshold of its second century, NIST is committed to partnering even more vigorously with industry, science, and government to build an advanced science and technology infrastructure--the foundations needed to ensure future progress and prosperity for U.S. industry and the nation.