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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by thrdbndndn on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:44AM (#36917024)
I was curious too so I checked Wikipedia [1].

Apparently, angstrom was invented exactly for measuring light wavelength.

Its (arguably more common today?) usage for atoms and other microscopic structures actually came after that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angstrom

Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by jakeinspace on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:53AM (#36919809)
Huh, learned something new.