I think more than anything else, to convince the common man/woman in the US that the founding fathers (in the US) had a lot to do with a system most here in the US consider European will go a long way to swinging the argument in it's favor. I applaud your efforts in this regard Pat.
Mike Payne ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2009 04:57 Subject: [USMA:45429] The metric system in the USA Dear All, I want to try out a new method of distributing free articles about the metric system. For this purpose, I have written a short 3-page article about the contribution of the USA to the modern metric system. It is called The metric system in the USA and it begins: The metric system in the USA Pat Naughtin 2009 Without the influence of great leaders from the USA there would be no metric system. Since many in the USA do not believe this statement, let me repeat it in a different way. It is my belief that without the influence of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, the metric system would not have been developed in France in the 1780s and 1790s. The contribution made by these three world leaders arose firstly from their cooperation in developing and implementing the idea that the currency of the USA could be subdivided by decimal fractions so that money calculations could then be little more difficult that any normal whole number calculation … You can obtain the rest of this article via the web page at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/USAmetricsystemhistory.html I would appreciate any comments that you care to make to [email protected] Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the forthcoming book, Metrication Leaders Guide. PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
