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Proposed formation of electronics section. [Committee to National Physical Laboratory...
Catalogue reference: DSIR 10/273
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- DSIR 10/273
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proposed formation of electronics section. [Committee to National Physical Laboratory and Mechanical Engineering Research Organization]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- see also DSIR 10/365
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- NPL 7/7/1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Computing
- Research
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1976094/
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