# Measuring Up: How Oliver Smoot Became a Standard Unit of Measurement

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- Authors: [Jenny Lacika](https://www.bookquiver.com/jenny-lacika), [Anna Bron](https://www.bookquiver.com/anna-bron)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2025-09-23

## Description

Could you be the next smoot? One MIT student’s diminutive height becomes his mathematical superpower—and claim to fame—in a true story that’s entertaining and inspiring in equal...

## Editions

### Measuring Up: How Oliver Smoot Became a Standard Unit of Measurement

- Publisher: mit_kids_press
- ISBN: 978-15-3623-012-3
- Pages: 32
- Published: 2025-09-23
- Language: en_US