The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement. Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable

Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. Crease traces the evolution of this international system from the use of

Systems of units still fail to attract the philosophical attention they deserve, but this could change with the current reform of the International System of Un

Working at the nano-scale demands an understanding of the high-precision measurement techniques that make nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing possible. Ri