Relatedly, I recommend reading "The Measure of All Things" by Ken Alder about the origins of the metric system and the first scientific conference ever. It is a

Relatedly, I recommend reading "The Measure of All Things" by Ken Alder about the origins of the metric system and the first scientific conference ever. It is a surprisingly gripping read. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Measure-of-All-Things/Ken-Alder/9780743216760 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Measure-of-All-Th...