 In 1946, Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) Resolution 2 standardized the unit of force in the MKS system of units to be the amount needed to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at the rate of 1 metre per second squared.In 1948, the 9th CGPM Resolution 7 adopted the name "newton" for this force.The MKS system then became the blueprint for today's SI system of units.