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Forest Hills Neighborhood
Art on Call
Site of The National Bureau of Standards
In 1901, the National Bureau of Standards began developing a large complex [of] 89 buildings on 70 acres [w]est of Connecticut Avenue near this site. The NBS was devoted to testing new materials and establishing industry standards. The NBS [ph]ysicists developed radio technology, which led to guiding airplanes with radio waves.
This artistic work reflects the history of technological scientific research in the Van Ness neighborhood and natural beauty of Rock Creek Park.
Artist: Anna Glist, Burke School |