National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Physical_Laboratory_(United_Kingdom)

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gptkbp:accreditation	gptkb:ISO/IEC_17025
gptkbp:address	Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Department_of_Trade_and_Industry gptkb:Science_and_Engineering_Research_Council
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:UK_National_Measurement_System
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Queen's_Award_for_Enterprise
gptkbp:budget	over £100 million
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:industry universities
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:International_Standard SI units
gptkbp:coordinates	51.4281°N 0.3455°W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:employs	gptkb:engineer gptkb:scientist technicians
gptkbp:field	engineering metrology physics
gptkbp:focus	scientific research technology development measurement standards
gptkbp:founded	1900
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:NPL_Management_Ltd
gptkbp:historicalEvent	development of the ACE computer establishment of the first packet-switched network
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:location	Teddington
gptkbp:logo	NPL logo.svg
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gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Alan_Turing gptkb:Donald_Davies
gptkbp:notableProject	atomic clock development of packet switching
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 800
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gptkbp:website	https://www.npl.co.uk/
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