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Called the National Bureau of Standards until 1988.

"Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life."

Official Website:
http://www.nist.gov/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harold D. Babcock	Astronomer	24-Jan-1882	8-Apr-1968	Solar radiation
William W. Coblentz	Astronomer	20-Nov-1873	15-Sep-1962	Infrared spectroscopy
Edward Condon	Physicist	2-Mar-1902	26-Mar-1974	Quantum Mechanics
Mayo D. Hersey	Engineer	30-Aug-1886	5-Sep-1978	Tribology
Jonathan Homer Lane	Astronomer	9-Aug-1819	3-May-1880	Gravitational equilibrium of the Sun
Robert Mehrabian	Business	31-Jul-1941		CEO of Teledyne
Paul W. Merrill	Astronomer	15-Aug-1887	19-Jul-1961	S-process of nucleosynthesis
Grote Reber	Astronomer	22-Dec-1911	20-Dec-2002	First radio astronomer

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