History Conversations | The U.S. National Bureau of Standards moves to Gaithersburg, Maryland
August 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
With Bert Coursey, PhD, NIST Retired, Chairman of NIST Alumni History Committee |
Tuesday, August 27 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event |
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began in 1901 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). For 65 years the main activities of the NBS were carried out on a small wooded campus 3 ½ miles from the White House. In 1966, the NBS moved to new research facilities in Gaithersburg. This presentation, with period photos, will focus on the reasons for the move, the people (scientific staff, administrators, and architects), and the construction of the new facilities in Gaithersburg.