Making measurements and interpreting their results are the most fundamental activities in experimental science. The International System of Units, universally abbreviated SI (from the French Le Systeme International d'Unites), is the modern metric system used in all scientific measurement.
The SI was established in 1960 by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM). The CGPM is an intergovernmental organization created by a diplomatic treaty called the Meter Convention (Convention du Metre, often called the "Treaty of the Meter" in the United States). The Meter Convention,…
