National Physical Laboratory (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Physical_Laboratory_(UK)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation NPL
gptkbp:accreditation gptkb:ISO/IEC_17025
gptkbp:address Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:UK_National_Measurement_System
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:industry
universities
international metrology institutes
gptkbp:coordinates 51.4281°N 0.3455°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:field engineering
metrology
physics
gptkbp:founded 1900
gptkbp:fundedBy publicly funded
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Physical Laboratory (UK)
gptkbp:locatedIn Teddington
gptkbp:notableAchievement development of packet switching
early research in computer science
first accurate atomic clock
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:NPL_Open_House
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:NPL_Data_Communications_Network
gptkb:NPL_Time_Signal
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Donald_Davies
gptkbp:notableProject atomic clock
development of packet switching
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:NPL_Report_Series
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 900
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy
gptkbp:purpose national measurement standards
gptkbp:website https://www.npl.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pilot_ACE_computer
gptkb:Sir_John_Pople
gptkb:Louis_Essen
gptkb:NPL_Management_Ltd
gptkb:NPL_Report_Series
gptkb:NPL_network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6