[Boatanchors] Re: [From Your Hallicrafters Reflector] FS: Heathkit, Hallicrafters, HP, National, TenTec and More

[Glen Zook]

Wikipedia is wrong!  The term "Hertz" was adopted in
October of 1933 by the International Electrotechnical
Commission.  Now it was not generally used in the
United States until the 1960s.  But, the term
definitely was adopted in 1933.

See

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/263882/hertz

for details.  Frankly, I respect the Encyclopedia
Britannica MUCH more than Wikipedia!

Glen, K9STH


--- J Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:

Nope. It was adopted in the 1970s when units were
reorganized into the SI system. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz










Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


      

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