The International Organization for Standardization was created after delegates from twenty-five countries met in London in 1946 and agreed to form a body that would coordinate and unify industrial standards. It officially began operations in 1947, with its headquarters in Geneva. The short name ISO is not an abbreviation but is taken from the Greek word isos, meaning equal, so it is the same in every language. ISO publishes thousands of standards, from the dimensions of shipping containers and the A4 paper size to quality management in ISO 9001 and environmental management in ISO 14001. Its standards are voluntary but widely adopted, and they make products, trade and technology compatible across borders.
Before and after
- 8 January 1947Birth of David Bowie
- 23 January 1947Birth of Megawati Soekarnoputri
- 10 February 1947Paris Peace Treaties
- 11 February 1947Birth of Yukio Hatoyama
- 23 February 1947Founding of International Organization for Standardization
- from 27 February 1947 to 16 May 1947228 Incident
- 12 March 1947Founding of Ferrari
- 12 March 1947Birth of Mitt Romney
- from 12 March 1947 to 25 December 1991Cold War
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- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 1 October 1963Founding of Nigeria
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
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