[Phys-L] And now WaPO Re: new kilogram, ampere, kelvin, and mole

[bernard cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/a-massive-change-nations-will-vote-to-redefine-the-kilogram/2018/11/15/b5704b0a-e6c7-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?utm_term=.e9e72688d294&wpisrc=nl_todayworld&wpmm=1  


bc finds WaPo had a prelim. article:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/05/scientists-are-about-to-change-what-a-kilogram-is-thats-massive/?utm_term=.1be57581dd56       from last year (Bob S, and JD)

> On 2018/Nov/09, at 09:51, John Denker via Phys-l <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
>
> This is progress.  This is a Good Thing™
>
> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/metric-system-overhaul-will-dethrone-one-true-kilogram
>
> > When the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) 
> > convenes next week in Versailles, France, representatives of the 60 
> > member nations are expected to vote to redefine the International 
> > System of Units (SI) so that four of its base units — the kilogram, 
> > ampere, kelvin, and mole — [...] will be fixed by fiat.
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/09/in-the-balance-scientists-vote-on-first-change-to-kilogram-in-century
>
> > The vote is essentially a done deal. The debates have been had, the
> > solutions agreed.
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