An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Menu NIST MUSEUM AND HISTORY PROGRAM The NIST Museum and History Program, as part of the Information Services Office, aims to increase awareness of the achievements and history of NIST through research, collection, and exhibition of scientific instruments, archival materials, and other historical artifacts. About Museum Collection NIST Digital Archives NIST History NIST Research Library Welcome to the NIST Museum and History Program! Featured Exhibit New Exhibit New Exhibit New Exhibit NIST History NIST Digital Archives (link is external) Museum Exhibits NEWS AND UPDATES Field of Dreams AUGUST 11, 2017 A field off River Road, about 10 miles from NIST Gaithersburg campus, once held the world’s largest radio telescope and was the site of the discovery of Solar Eclipse 1936 AUGUST 8, 2017 NIST physicist Irvine C. Gardner designed a 4-meter long eclipse camera with a 23-centimeter astrographic lens to study a total solar eclipse in 1936. The data QA to QC Thanks to Dr. Fanti JUNE 1, 2017 If you have ever discovered a useful library book in the QA to QC shelf number range (Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics), you have NIST’s Aristide Fanti to Cool It, Hot Rod: Improving Early Lasers MAY 1, 2017 In the first decade after the invention of the laser one challenge to improving laser quality was the distortion of a laser’s rod due to absorption of heat View All News and Updates AWARDS 2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Susan Cantilli, Derrick Coley, Deborah Fowler, Andrew Halich, Wing Wong, Beth Bly, Laura Miliszauskas, Elaine Oliver, Kathryn Ritchie, Brett Whitworth For exceptional One NIST responsiveness to the B301 mold outbreak through identification and preparation of emergency swing space for staff relocations. 2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Stef Britton, Kellie Beall, Sergio Marroquin, Yanhong Liu, Paul Davidson, Rachel Glenn, Yali Zhang For the rapid and efficient implementation of a new self-service portal in ServiceNow, designed from the ground up using new technology. 2018 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Keith Martin For outstanding research and writing about NIST's rich history, ensuring the U.S. public and NIST staff appreciate the agency's key role in U.S. technological progress. 2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Regina L. Avila, Andrea Medina-Smith, Kimberly A. Tryka, Anita Vanek, Thomas Chung, Christopher Davis, Pradip Pandya, Jon Zhang, Gretchen Greene, Raymond Plante For significantly improving the public's ability to find, access and use NIST data. View All Awards CONTACTS Information Desk library@nist.gov(link sends email) (301) 975-3052 HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 301-975-2000 Webmaster(link sends email) | Contact Us | Our Other Offices How are we doing? Feedback Site Privacy Accessibility Privacy Program Copyrights Vulnerability Disclosure No Fear Act Policy FOIA Environmental Policy Scientific Integrity Information Quality Standards Commerce.gov Science.gov USA.gov Vote.gov