Albert N. Link

The Economics and Science of Measurement

A Study of Metrology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first systematic study of measurement activity at a national metrology laboratory, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 94
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 261g
• ISBN-13: 9781032014401
• ISBN-10: 1032014407
• Artikelnr.: 62231592

Autorenporträt

Albert N. Link is the Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Economic Benefits and Consequences of Measurement
Standards 3. Public Support of Measurement Standards 4. Measurement
Standards Activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
5. Calibration Testing at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology 6. Summary Remarks and a Roadmap for Possible Future Research

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1. Introduction 2. The Economic Benefits and Consequences of Measurement Standards 3. Public Support of Measurement Standards 4. Measurement Standards Activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology 5. Calibration Testing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology 6. Summary Remarks and a Roadmap for Possible Future Research

Rezensionen

"Professor Link develops an economic characterization and quantitative analysis of the critical role of measurement infrastructure. As measurement has become ubiquitous in high-tech industries, his assessment is a needed contribution to the rapidly evolving technology focus of modern growth policy." - Gregory Tassey, Economic Policy Research Center, University of Washington and former Chief Economist at NIST