NATIONALBUREAUOFSTANDARDSTheNationalBureauofStandards1wasestablishedbyanactofCongressMarch3,1901.TheBureau'soverallgoalistostrengthenandadvancetheNation'sscienceandtechnologyandfacilitatetheireffectiveapplicationforpublicbenefit.Tothisend,theBureauconductsresearchandprovides:(1)abasisfortheNation'sphysicalmeasurementsystem,(2)scientificandtechnologicalservicesforindustryandgovernment,(3)atechnicalbasisforequityintrade,and(4)technicalservicestopromotepublicsafety.TheBureauconsistsoftheInstituteforBasicStandards,theInstituteforMaterialsResearch,theInstituteforAppliedTechnology,theInstituteforComputerSciencesandTechnology,andtheOfficeforInformationPrograms.THEINSTITUTEFORBASICSTANDARDSprovidesthecentralbasiswithintheUnitedStatesofacompleteandconsistentsystemofphysicalmeasurement;coordinatesthatsystemwithmeasurementsystemsofothernations;andfurnishesessentialservicesleadingtoaccurateanduniformphysicalmeasurementsthroughouttheNation'sscientificcommunity,industry,andcommerce.TheInstituteconsistsofaCenterforRadiationResearch,anOfficeofMeas-urementServicesandthefollowingdivisions:AppliedMathematics—Electricity—Mechanics—Heat—OpticalPhysics—NuclearSciences-—AppliedRadiation2—QuantumElectronics3—Electromagnetics3—TimeandFrequency3—LaboratoryAstrophysics*—Cryogenics3.THEINSTITUTEFORAPPLIEDTECHNOLOGYprovidestechnicalservicestopromotetheuseofavailabletechnologyandtofacilitatetechnologicalinnovationinindustryandGovernment;cooperateswithpublicandprivateorganizationsleadingtothedevelopmentoftechnologicalstandards(includingmandatorysafetystandards),codesandmethodsoftest;andprovidestechnicaladviceandservicestoGovernmentagenciesuponrequest.TheInstituteconsistsofaCenterforBuildingTechnologyandthefollowingdivisionsandoffices:EngineeringandProductStandards—WeightsandMeasures—InventionandInnova-tion—ProductEvaluationTechnology—ElectronicTechnology—TechnicalAnalysis—MeasurementEngineering—Structures,Materials,andLifeSafety4—BuildingEnvironment4—TechnicalEvaluationandA...
