2006 November 18
John Dalke, long-time advocate of metric units of measure (the
International System (SI)), died in Boulder, Colorado on 2006
August 6 at the age of 92.I quote from his obituary in the Boulder Daily Camera, 2006 Nov 15: During his career at NBS in Boulder he represented the United States on the International Electrotechnical Commission, participating in many international meetings in Europe and Israel. He was a member of a number of professional organizations including Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), and the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: he was a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. He published research papers, gave presentations and received awards for his work in the fields of electromagnetism and radio materials, In the later part of his career John was dedicated to the promotion of the metric system in the United States, lecturing around the country on this subject. He retired from the NBS Boulder Laboratory in 1977.
