14 events with tag "standardization"
221 BC
ID: 4700
Qin Shi Huang unifies China - ends Warring States, standardizes writing, currency, measurements
ID: 4700
90
ID: 4839
Jamnia establishes Masoretic text tradition - Rabbis begin standardizing Hebrew text, rejecting Greek variants used by Christians
ID: 4839
794
ID: 2904
Monetary reform - Charlemagne establishes silver pound standard, 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pennies, basis for £sd system
ID: 2904
800
ID: 4879
Masoretic Text standardized - Ben Asher family creates definitive Hebrew text with vowel points
ID: 4879
1697
ID: 2306
First bankruptcy commissioners' manual published in England - standardizing procedures for asset collection and distribution
ID: 2306
1700
ID: 467
Double-entry bookkeeping becomes standardized across European merchant houses, providing mathematical proof that books balance and reducing fraud
ID: 467
1740
ID: 513
Anders Celsius develops mathematical temperature scale based on decimal divisions
ID: 513
1790
ID: 640
French Revolution adopts metric system - mathematical decimal principles 'for all people, for all time'
ID: 640
1908
ID: 4276
Vertical filing becomes standard in American business - filing cabinets replace bound ledgers and pigeonhole desks
ID: 4276
1915
ID: 4290
QWERTY keyboard layout becomes universal standard despite more efficient alternatives - path dependency example
ID: 4290
1916
ID: 2364
Uniform Limited Partnership Act - American standardization of limited partnership across states
ID: 2364
1916
ID: 4282
U.S. government standardizes on 8.5 x 11 inch paper size for all departments - creates de facto American standard
ID: 4282
1919
ID: 5609
DIN standardizes metric threads - German thread cutting becomes global standard replacing various national systems
ID: 5609
1928
ID: 4232
IBM introduces 80-column punch card format, replacing 45-column cards - becomes industry standard for decades
ID: 4232