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A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (Acknowledgements)
No full textA Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (SP925) by Elio Passaglia chronicles the expansion of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to Boulder, Colo., and the relocation of the main site from downtown Washington, DC to Gaithersburg, Md. The NBS encountered tremendous challenges during this period. When faced with extreme outside pressure, its technical integrity remained intact
Stephen Seltzer at work
No full textStephen Seltzer at his work station. Seltzer's research has included work on dosimetry for medical and space applications. In 1999 Seltzer won the Department of Commerce Silver Medal for leadership in computational dosimetry. The award recognized Seltzer as “the world’s leading authority on radiation transport codes for high-energy ionizing radiation in the region from 1 keV up to 20 GeV, used by thousands world wide for applications in space, medicine and defense. He worked to develop the ETRAN Monte Carlo code in the 1960’s which provides the radiation physics base for the present generation of special purpose codes. All these codes rely on his definitive standard reference data as well as refinements to the theoretical methods used for modeling the charged particle interactions in matter.” In 2012 he was inducted into the NIST Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers, and Administrators
Karen H. Brown (1999)
No full textDr. Karen H. Brown was appointed Deputy Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1999 and served as Acting Director from 2000-2001. Prior to NIST she had a 22-year career at IBM in Hopewell Junction, NY, focused on microelectronics engineering. Image Source: Karen H. Brown Biographical File, NIST Archives
James P. Nigro
No full textJames P. Nigro
Inducted: 1999
Citation: For contributions from guided missile development to data processing research and development.
Tenure: 1947-1974
Birth: 1918
Death: 2007
Education:
University of Maryland (Chemical Engineering), 1938
Georgia Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), 1941
Positions held:
Engineer, Guided Missile Electronics section
Senior Test Director for Guided Missile Development
Engineer in Residence for Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Chief, Engineering Application Section of Information Processing Technology Section
Chief, Information Processing Technology Division of Institute for Computer Sciences & Technology (ICST)
Staff Assistant, Computer Engineering Office of ICST
Honors:
Meritorious Supervisor Award, 1964
Membership:
Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers
Publications:
Technical papers on analog-digital computer systems
David R. Lide
No full textDAVID R. LIDE
NBS/NIST: 1954 ‑ 1988
Birth: May 25, 1928, Gainesville, Florida
Education:
Carnegie Institute of Technology, BS (Chemistry), 1949
Harvard University: MA (Physics), 1951; PhD (Chemical Physics), 1952
Principal fields:
Molecular spectroscopy; critical data evaluation
Positions held at NBS/NIST:
Physicist, Heat Division and Physical Chemistry Division
Chief, Infrared and Microwave Spectroscopy Section (later Molecular Spectroscopy Section), Atomic Physics Division
Director, Office of Standard Reference Data
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1965; Gold Medal, 1968
NBS Stratton Award, 1968
Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive, 1986
American Chemical Society Skolnik Award in Chemical Information, 1988
Patterson‑Crane Award for Contributions to the Documentation of Chemistry, 1991
Memberships:
American Physical Society (Fellow; Councilor)
American Chemical Society (Chemical Abstracts Service Advisory Board)
Petroleum Research Fund (Advisory Board)
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) (Secretary General; President)
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (President, Physical Chemistry Division)
Publications:
Over 120 technical papers, review articles and books. Established and became editor of Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data in 1972 as joint publication of NBS, American Institute of Physics and American Chemical Society. Initiated the dissemination of reference data in computerized form. After retirement from NIST became Editor‑in‑Chief of CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (Appendices)
No full textA Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (SP925) by Elio Passaglia chronicles the expansion of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to Boulder, Colo., and the relocation of the main site from downtown Washington, DC to Gaithersburg, Md. The NBS encountered tremendous challenges during this period. When faced with extreme outside pressure, its technical integrity remained intact
A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (Cover)
No full textA Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (SP925) by Elio Passaglia chronicles the expansion of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to Boulder, Colo., and the relocation of the main site from downtown Washington, DC to Gaithersburg, Md. The NBS encountered tremendous challenges during this period. When faced with extreme outside pressure, its technical integrity remained intact
Point Pleasant Bridge Collapse (Silver Bridge)
No full textA description of the National Bureau of Standard's part in investigating the cause of the Point Pleasant Bridge Collapse (better known as the Silver Bridge) of 1967. This is an excerpt of "A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969" by Elio Passaglia, NIST Special Publication 925, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.925
Samuel Kramer
No full textSAMUEL KRAMER
Inducted: 1999
Citation:
For imaginative facilitation of the planning, authorization, design and construction of complex NIST facilities, and management of NBS/NIST programs culminating in service as associate director and deputy director of NIST
Tenure: 1970‑1997
Birth: 1928, New York, New York
Education:
College of the City of New York, Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 1950
Positions held:
Federal Building Research Program Coordinator
Chief, Office of Federal Building Technology
Deputy Director, Center for Building Technology
Chief, Office of Housing & Building Technology
Acting Director, Deputy & Associate Director, National Engineering Laboratory
Deputy and Associate Director
Post‑retirement: President, NBS/NIST Standards Alumni association
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 1982
Presidential Meritorious Rank Awards, 1982 and 1996
National Society of Professional Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year Award, 1989
NBS/NIST Standards Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, 1996
Elected to Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon
Memberships:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Publications:
Many technical publications, papers and articles