Change to the Metric System in the United Kingdom: A 1968 Turning Point

In May 1968, the Standing Joint Committee on Metrication delivered a landmark report to the Minister of Technology, Anthony Wedgwood Benn. It was a document that captured a moment when Britain stood at a crossroads: whether to continue with the imperial system that had shaped its commercial and cultural life for centuries, or to embrace Continue reading "Change to the Metric System in the United…