Smoot (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Smoot" in English language version.

Last modified: 07:54:01, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

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ahdictionary.com (Global: 4,364^th place; English: 2,759^th place)

"smoot". American Heritage Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

ansi.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

ansi.org

"Speakers Bureau: Oliver R. Smoot". American National Standards Institute. Archived from the original on February 22, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

share.ansi.org

"ANSI Reception Honoring Oliver R. Smoot as ISO President" (PDF). American National Standards Institute. February 26, 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Tavernor, Robert (2007). "Preface". Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity. Yale University Press. pp. xi–xvi. ISBN 978-0-300-12492-7.

bluemassgroup.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Neer, Bob (October 10, 2011). "Google Earth backs Smoots as measurement standard". Blue Mass Group. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

bostonglobe.com (Global: 657^th place; English: 344^th place)

Fleming, Nicole (May 7, 2016). "By land and by water, MIT celebrates 100 years in Cambridge". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) (1987). "Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA". Philadelphia: Department of the Interior. p. 5. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2009.

mit.edu (Global: 476^th place; English: 340^th place)

web.mit.edu

Curran, Susan (December 19, 2005). "Smoot makes his mark in standards and measurements". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
"Smoot in Stone". MIT News. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010. Specifically noting the bridge's length of 364.4 Smoots (+/− 1 ear), the plaque, a gift of the MIT Class of 1962, honors the prank's 50th anniversary.
"MIT Celebrates 50th Smoot-aversary with Party, Volunteerism, & Plaque". MIT. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
"MIT Trivia: Harvard Bridge". MIT Museum. Archived from the original on August 6, 1997. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

news.mit.edu

Gillooly, Patrick (September 24, 2008). "Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears". MIT News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
"Lambda Chi Alpha national suspends MIT chapter for at least five years". MIT News. October 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Brehm, Denise (September 1, 1999). "Keyser describes his top five hacks". MIT News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

tech.mit.edu

Kostoulas, Andy (October 12, 1999). "This Month In MIT History". The Tech. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.

alum.mit.edu

London, Jay (April 1, 2016). "MIT to Recalibrate the Smoot". Slice of MIT. MIT Alumni Association. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

mitadmissions.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Repainting the Smoots". MIT Admissions. October 27, 2023. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

nbcboston.com (Global: low place; English: 6,555^th place)

"Uncovering The 'Smoots' on Harvard Bridge". NBC Boston. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

npr.org (Global: 114^th place; English: 75^th place)

Arthur, Benjamin; Krulwich, Robert (October 5, 2011). "What's a Smoot". Krulwich Wonders. NPR. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
Cornish, Audie (November 13, 2011). "Looking Up Words In A Book Not So Strange Yet". NPR. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515^th place; English: 1,716^th place)

Durant, Elizabeth (June 23, 2008). "Smoot's Legacy". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

thetech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hess, Austin (October 31, 2014). "LCA banned five years, brothers move out Sunday". The Tech. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

Wolfram|Alpha Can't [@wacnt] (June 13, 2017). "W|A can: WMBR frequency * smoot / speed of light" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Fahrenthold, David A. "The Measure of This Man Is in the Smoot". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2010.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Curran, Susan (December 19, 2005). "Smoot makes his mark in standards and measurements". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
Durant, Elizabeth (June 23, 2008). "Smoot's Legacy". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
"Smoot in Stone". MIT News. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010. Specifically noting the bridge's length of 364.4 Smoots (+/− 1 ear), the plaque, a gift of the MIT Class of 1962, honors the prank's 50th anniversary.
Gillooly, Patrick (September 24, 2008). "Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears". MIT News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
Kostoulas, Andy (October 12, 1999). "This Month In MIT History". The Tech. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
"MIT Celebrates 50th Smoot-aversary with Party, Volunteerism, & Plaque". MIT. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
"Speakers Bureau: Oliver R. Smoot". American National Standards Institute. Archived from the original on February 22, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"ANSI Reception Honoring Oliver R. Smoot as ISO President" (PDF). American National Standards Institute. February 26, 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
London, Jay (April 1, 2016). "MIT to Recalibrate the Smoot". Slice of MIT. MIT Alumni Association. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"MIT Trivia: Harvard Bridge". MIT Museum. Archived from the original on August 6, 1997. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"Lambda Chi Alpha national suspends MIT chapter for at least five years". MIT News. October 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Hess, Austin (October 31, 2014). "LCA banned five years, brothers move out Sunday". The Tech. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) (1987). "Harvard Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA". Philadelphia: Department of the Interior. p. 5. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
"Repainting the Smoots". MIT Admissions. October 27, 2023. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
"Uncovering The 'Smoots' on Harvard Bridge". NBC Boston. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
Fahrenthold, David A. "The Measure of This Man Is in the Smoot". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
Brehm, Denise (September 1, 1999). "Keyser describes his top five hacks". MIT News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
Neer, Bob (October 10, 2011). "Google Earth backs Smoots as measurement standard". Blue Mass Group. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
Arthur, Benjamin; Krulwich, Robert (October 5, 2011). "What's a Smoot". Krulwich Wonders. NPR. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
Cornish, Audie (November 13, 2011). "Looking Up Words In A Book Not So Strange Yet". NPR. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
"smoot". American Heritage Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

Smoot (English Wikipedia)

ahdictionary.com (Global: 4,364th place; English: 2,759th place)

ansi.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

ansi.org

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archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

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bostonglobe.com (Global: 657th place; English: 344th place)

loc.gov (Global: 63rd place; English: 47th place)

mit.edu (Global: 476th place; English: 340th place)

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nbcboston.com (Global: low place; English: 6,555th place)

npr.org (Global: 114th place; English: 75th place)

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515th place; English: 1,716th place)

thetech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

twitter.com (Global: 43rd place; English: 43rd place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; English: 24th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

ahdictionary.com (Global: 4,364^th place; English: 2,759^th place)

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bostonglobe.com (Global: 657^th place; English: 344^th place)

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

mit.edu (Global: 476^th place; English: 340^th place)

nbcboston.com (Global: low place; English: 6,555^th place)

npr.org (Global: 114^th place; English: 75^th place)

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515^th place; English: 1,716^th place)

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)