Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

former government science agency of New Zealand
Organization government_agency Q17513775
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The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research was a government entity established to advance scientific and industrial research. It recognized outstanding contributions in the field through the Rutherford Medal[1].

The Rutherford Medal, awarded by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, served as a prestigious honor for achievements in research[1].

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

Summary

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research received the Rutherford Medal[3].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's instance of is recorded as research center[6].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's instance of is recorded as publishing house[7].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's logo image is recorded as Logo of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).jpg[8].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406410924[9].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6538149198228874940002[10].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80044901[11].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03024082[12].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Dominion Physical Laboratory[13].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's child organization or unit is recorded as New Zealand Soil Bureau[14].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's Commons category is recorded as Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)[15].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as New Zealand[16].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's interested in is recorded as science[17].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's BHL creator ID is recorded as 254080[18].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 78457[19].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007585553205171[20].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140845216640715648[21].
  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/54ce9ae2-9144-4ed3-a1e3-ae507aec9473[22].

Body

Operations

Subsidiaries include Dominion Physical Laboratory[13], a laboratory[23], in New Zealand[24], founded in 1939[25] and New Zealand Soil Bureau[14], a government agency[26].

Recognition

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research received the Rutherford Medal[3].

Why It Matters

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Department of Scientific and Industrial Research receive?

Honors received include Rutherford Medal[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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