Fountain in front of the Math Building that houses EPSL.

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July 1, 1901: The U.S. National Bureau of Standards became effective. Its duties included the custody of the standards; comparison of standards; construction of standards; testing and calibration of standard measuring apparatus; and determination of physical constants and the properties of materials. The Bureau became the National Institute of Standards and Technology (N.I.S.T) in 1988. Visit the NIST website for more information.