I'm starting a small transportation business with a partner, we have a US DOT # already, Do I also need a ICC-MC # and what is it for? We are transporting interstate and I want to be in compliance.
The Volt unit is named after Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist who invented an electric battery.
Origin and adoption as an SI unit. The watt is named after James Watt for his contributions to the development of the steam engine. The unit was recognized by the Second Congress of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1889.