Correction: If we call engineering a science then civil engineering is the last hold out. It is all imperial.
John M. Nichols Assistant Professor Room A414 Langford AC MS 3137 Department of Construction Science College of Architecture Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-3137 Phone: (979) 845 6541 Fax: (979) 862 1572 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: Monday, 28 February 2005 4:13 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32300] RE: Gaining ground Science and medicine (including dentristry) are predominantly metric. I don't think anyone would argue with that as metric is the best system to use in that particular aspect/application. >From: "J. Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> >Subject: [USMA:32297] Gaining ground >Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:04:29 -0800 > >The signs are everywhere that the metric system is gaining ground. My >dentist was explaining enamel too me in millimeters. A different dentist >was explaining something to my wife about my daughter's teeth, also in >millimeters. No non-metric equivalent was given in either case. > >I was just watching a documentary today filmed in Fort Worth. A young man >was buying a shirt in a department store. The 60-ish Texan tailor measured >him with a centimeter tape measure! > >Then I was reading an article on CNN that gave the distance between two >cities in kilometers (miles). >
