Anders Thor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anders Thor

Swedish scientist

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1935

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2012

Profession: engineer, physicist, electrical engineer, academic, basketball player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Anders Thor

  • Anders Johan Thor (1935–2012) was a Swedish scientist and teacher most notable for his leadership in international standardization of quantities and units.
  • He is one of the creators of binary prefixes and the IUPAC Green Book.Thor obtained a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and the licentiate in mechanics and mathematics in 1964, both at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.
  • From 1962-65 Thor was lecturer in mechanics at KTH and became a professor in 1965. From 1994 to 2001, Thor was an associate member of the IUPAC Commission on Physicochemical Symbols, Nomenclature and Units (Commission I.1).
  • Thor was Secretary of ISO Technical Committee 12: Quantities and Units from 1982 until 2009, when he was appointed the chairman of the committee.
  • In addition to standards, Thor is a two-time Swedish basketball champion in the 1950s.

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