Allen V. Astin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAllen V. Astin
American physicist, director of the United States National Bureau of Standards
Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1904
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 28-Jan-1984
Profession: physicist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Allen V. Astin
- Allen Varley Astin (June 12, 1904 – January 28, 1984) was an American physicist who served as director of the United States National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) from 1951 until 1969.
- During the Second World War he worked on the proximity fuse.
- He was an advocate for introduction of metric weights and measures to the United States.
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