Science, Technology, and Competitiveness: Retrospective on a Symposium inCelebration of NIST's 90th Anniversary and the 25th Anniversary of the Gaithersburg Laboratories, November 14-15, 1991

摘要

This symposium held in observance of the 90th anniversary of the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology and the 25th anniversary of NIST's Gaithersburg, MD, laboratories. The first day's program included sessions on emerging technologies, proprietary vs. non-proprietary research, educating the workforce, and the view from the U.S. Congress. On the second day NIST directors and researchers described some of the latest research at the Institute. Topics included advanced technology; competitiveness; computational geometry; computer performance, fire research; artificial intelligence and robotics; the history of NIST and the future of NIST; optical technology; science education; and surface science.