The first “national” growth charts were produced in 1977 and pulled height, weight and head circumference measurements from large cross-country health surveys.

Best of all, the growth chart, which is seven feet of awesomeness, can be downloaded for free here. Topics Doctor Who Everything Else Lord of the Rings Star Wars GeekDad. Read More.

Visits to a pediatrician next year might look a little different thanks to a new growth curve chart slated to be released in the spring of 2006. And a Calvin College professor is currently working in ...