A Determination of the Issues of a Conversion to the Use of the Metric System in the United States and an Analysis of These Issues for Bias on the Part of Government and Industrial Publications.
Abstract
Investigation has determined that the United States will eventually convert to the metric system but a problem arises as to how it will convert. The report is concerned with evaluating the opinions presented concerning a conversion to the metric system of measurement. It is intended to be a basis for knowing what the issues of a conversion to the metric system are, how they are presented by different segments of United States society, and if there is any bias for or against a conversion by any particular segment as presented in all types of written publications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769192
Entities
People
- James F. Rogers Ii
- Robert A. Forrest
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology