In 1901, however, following the discoveries by James Clerk Maxwell to the effect that electric measurements could not be explained in terms of the three fundamental units of length, mass and time, Giovanni Giorgi proposed a new standard system that would include a fourth fundamental unit to measure quantities in electromagnetism.
Porén, en 1901, tralos descubrimentos de James Clerk Maxwell de que as medidas eléctricas non podían expresarse en termos das tres unidades fundamentais, Giovanni Giorgi propuxo un novo sistema que incluiría unha cuarta unidade fundamental para medir cantidades en electromagnetismo.