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Credits

Writers: Bert Coursey, Mark Esser, Jason Stoughton
Editors: Mark Esser, Ben P. Stein, Robin Materese
Web design: Robin Materese, Sarah Henderson
Reviewers: Jim Adams, Lisa Karam
Copy editor: Sarah Henderson

Do you have comments about this site? Memories of your time in working in Building 245? Please contact NIST managing editor benjamin.stein [at] nist.gov (Ben P. Stein). Your input and stories could be incorporated into this site!

Created October 16, 2019, Updated August 18, 2025
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