National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
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National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory of the United Kingdom. It sets and maintains physical standards for British industry. Founded in 1900, the NPL is one of the oldest metrology institutes in the world. Research and development work at the laboratory has contributed to the advancement of many disciplines of science, including the development of early computers in the late 1940s and 1950s, construction of the first accurate atomic clock in 1955,
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National measurement institution of the UK
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Physical_Laboratory_(United_Kingdom)
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2003-06-20T20:42:43Z
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2024-09-03T08:54:09Z
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