Vox.com had an interesting article this week which discussed the history of the Fahrenheit and Centigrade temperature scales and why the US is the only major country that still uses the Fahrenheit scale. You might enjoy reading about the controversy here.
Marshall Shepherd, UGA Geography professor, posted a blog article this morning discussing the topic and promoting the idea that meteorology can lead the way into the metric era. After all, he points out, “Weather is the science folks see daily”.
When will the US get the “F” out? Only time will tell.
