Metric System

MKS-System

Definition

Ein metrisches Einheitensystem auf Basis von Meter, Kilogramm und Sekunde, das als direkter Vorläufer des 1960 eingeführten modernen SI-Systems diente.

Erklärung

The MKS system was proposed by Giovanni Giorgi in 1901 to resolve inconsistencies in CGS electromagnetic units. It uses practical units: the newton for force (kg·m/s²), the joule for energy (kg·m²/s²), and the watt for power (kg·m²/s³). SI extended MKS by adding four more base units — the ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela — creating the complete seven-unit framework still used today.

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