# clm_A89C2D18A3DA

subject: National Institute of Standards and Technology (/record/nist.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1901-01-01  
valid_from: 1901-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2019-02-23  
recorded: 2026-10-29  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was founded in 1901 and is now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

What https://www.nist.gov/history says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://www.nist.gov/history (primary, nist.gov, published 2019-02-23)

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