National Physical Laboratory

Summary

National Physical Laboratory is a laboratory^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of laboratory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Physical Laboratory's field of work was metrology^[3].
• National Physical Laboratory received the EPS Historic Site^[4].
• National Physical Laboratory is located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames^[5].
• National Physical Laboratory is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• National Physical Laboratory's instance of is recorded as laboratory^[7].
• National Physical Laboratory's instance of is recorded as organization^[8].
• National Physical Laboratory's instance of is recorded as research institute^[9].
• National Physical Laboratory's Commons category is recorded as National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)^[10].
• January 1, 1900 marks the founding of National Physical Laboratory^[11].
• National Physical Laboratory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.426388888889, 'lon': -0.34361111111111}^[12].
• National Physical Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Science, Innovation and Technology^[13].
• National Physical Laboratory's official website is recorded as http://www.npl.co.uk/^[14].
• National Physical Laboratory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)^[15].
• National Physical Laboratory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NPL'}^[16].
• National Physical Laboratory's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-015w2mp89^[17].
• National Physical Laboratory's historic county is recorded as Middlesex^[18].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1900 marks the founding of National Physical Laboratory^[11].

Identity

National Physical Laboratory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NPL'}^[16].

Operations

National Physical Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Science, Innovation and Technology^[13].

Industry

National Physical Laboratory's field of work was metrology^[3].

Recognition

National Physical Laboratory received the EPS Historic Site^[4].

Why It Matters

National Physical Laboratory ranks in the top 7% of laboratory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

FAQs

What awards did National Physical Laboratory receive?

Honors received include EPS Historic Site^[4].