CHAPTER 1
Why Measurement Is So Powerful
Measurement is not something new. It has been around since the beginning of time. In primitive, self-contained villages, there was little requirement for measurement. Advances in measurement were driven by powerful needs, such as the needs for social interaction and to move beyond subsistence living, which led to trade and commerce, and the need for understanding and mastery of the physical environment, which led to science. Trade and commerce have been such a crucial part of world history that they have become virtually hard-wired in our DNA—and it is trade and commerce that gave rise to most of early practical measurement, including weight, size, quantity, and monetary measures. Early measurement ...
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