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A SOCIETY, with the above title, has been formed for those interested in the design, manufacture, use and maintenance of scientific instruments. Its general purpose is the advancement of instrument technology by the dissemination and co-ordination of information relating to the design, application and maintenance of instruments. It will also provide opportunities for discussion, particularly between the designers and manufacturers on one side, and the users on the other. Among other objects of the Society are the technical education of those who wish to enter, or are already in, the industry and dealing with instrument research, design, manufacture or use; encouragement of research into problems relating to instrument technology; standardization of instruments and accessories by collaboration between manufacturers and users; and the status and prestige of those employed in the industry.
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Society of Instrument Technology. Nature 153, 739–740 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153739d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153739d0