Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing (2015) - A New Kilogram in 2018: The Biggest Revolution in Metrology Since the French Revolution

Metrology - the science of measurements - is responsible for the international uniformity and precision in standards. Today, the seven units for meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela of our international system of units (SI units) are used as a basis to express everything in nature by numbers and units