The institutional standards factory : precursors, foundation, methods, future and technical promise /

Standards, although often perceived as restrictive, are indispensable: without them, chaos and inefficiency prevail. This book traces the long history of standardization, first focusing on the period from antiquity to the 19th century - a foundational era for major international standardization bodi...

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Main Author:	Hudrisier, Henri (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE Ltd ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2026.
Series:	Intellectual technologies set ; v. 11.
Subjects:	International Organization for Standardization > History. Standardization > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book