This was an attempt to establish the use of the metric system in the United States. However it was not accepted and the US never converted.
- The 1975 Metric Conversion Act
- IEEE Conversion RFC
- The Common management interface protocol
- ANSI Metric Conversions
Answer
The correct answer is A) The 1975 Metric Conversion Act.
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