National Physical Laboratory

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metrology institute national measurement standards laboratory research organisation

The National Physical Laboratory is the United Kingdom’s national measurement standards laboratory, renowned for its pioneering research in physics, engineering, and metrology.

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instanceOf metrology institute ⓘ
national measurement standards laboratory ⓘ
research organisation ⓘ
abbreviation NPL ⓘ
affiliation European Association of National Metrology Institutes ⓘ
International Bureau of Weights and Measures ⓘ
client UK government ⓘ
academia ⓘ
industry ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employs engineers ⓘ
metrologists ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
field electromagnetics ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
environmental measurement ⓘ
healthcare measurement ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
metrology ⓘ
nanotechnology ⓘ
physics ⓘ
time and frequency standards ⓘ
foundedBy UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
hasFacility electromagnetics laboratories ⓘ
environmental measurement facilities ⓘ
materials testing laboratories ⓘ
nanotechnology laboratories ⓘ
time and frequency laboratory ⓘ
inception 1900 ⓘ
legalForm government-owned laboratory ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Teddington NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
mission to develop and maintain national measurement standards for the United Kingdom ⓘ
to support industry, commerce and quality of life through accurate measurement ⓘ
notableContribution advances in time dissemination and timekeeping services ⓘ
development of atomic clocks ⓘ
development of measurement standards for mass, length, and temperature ⓘ
development of the caesium atomic clock standard ⓘ
early research contributing to packet switching and computer networking ⓘ
research in optical frequency combs ⓘ
research in quantum metrology ⓘ
operatedBy Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ⓘ
previousOperator Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ⓘ
Department of Trade and Industry ⓘ
providesService calibration services ⓘ
measurement consultancy ⓘ
standards development support ⓘ
training in metrology ⓘ

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Richmond upon Thames → contains → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ
Alan Turing → employer → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ
Charles Galton Darwin → employer → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ
Donald Davies → employer → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ
Robert Watson-Watt → employer → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ
Donald Davies → workInstitution → National Physical Laboratory ⓘ