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A NIST Museum Find

A flash of silver caught my eye. It also brought me up short. What in the world? I stooped to inspect the object of my curiosity on the lower shelf of a Museum

Uncovering the story of Detective X

On June 10, 2016, NIST Fellow John Butler teamed with ISO’s Museum Curator Kristen Frederick-Frost to present a NIST Colloquium about Wilmer Souder and the

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Historical Collection | NIST History Publications | NIST Biographies | NIST Timeline | NIST Story Booth | Oral Histories | NIST Digital...

Archived Digital Exhibits

Below are links to the NIST Virtual Museum legacy exhibits that have been archived on the Internet Archive WayBack Machine. The Collapse of...

History Publications

This page provides links to the official NBS/NIST history books: Measures for Progress, A Unique Institution, and Responding to National...

Primary Focus Areas

Engineering Biology Rapid advances in the ability to genetically modify biological organisms have advanced a new engineering discipline...

Museum

From platinum bars to toilet paper, the NIST Museum has a diverse collection of over 1,500 objects and scientific instruments that relate to...
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