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April 1977

Volume 30, Issue 4

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J. J. Thomson and the Bohr atom

John L. Heilbron
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Far from being merely “scientific curiosities,” J. J. Thomson's seemingly naive models actually contained some of the fundamental ideas of Niels Bohr's revolutionary quantum theory of the atom.

Physics in 1976—a personal account

William A. Fowler
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The 1976 term of the President of The American Physical Society—“a somewhat opinionated and anecdotal revelation, with reflections on the physicist's image and role in society.”

The future of unified gauge theories

Steven Weinberg
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Having unified the weak and electromagnetic and perhaps the strong interactions, gauge theories now point towards key roles for Higgs bosons, and possible particles with masses as high as 1017 GeV.
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Booth sessions: a critical assessment

John S. Risley
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Re‐inventing the fireplace

Lawrence Cranberg
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More on coal vs. fission

G. Eggermont and Joseph J. Devaney
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In praise of engineering

Mike Ruby
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TWT, mags still kicking

Richard Swent
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Jobs in college teaching

John N. Mauldin
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Lightning experiment danger

P. Hubert
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Teaching physics applications

Gregory J. Salamo
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Copyright law complaint

Jack C. Vaughan, Sr
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Family‐tree error

Marija Strojnik
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Correction

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Electron cooling offers high‐luminosity antiproton beams

Gloria B. Lubkin
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The case of the vanishing superconductivity

Gloria B. Lubkin
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2.4‐meter telescope could orbit in 1983

Gloria B. Lubkin
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Scyllac expires: And now there are two

Gloria B. Lubkin
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In Brief

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Infrared: The New Astronomy

D. A. Allen and Reinhard Beer, Reviewer
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Vibrational States

S. Califano and J. C. Decius, Reviewer
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Plasmas and Laser Light

T. P. Hughes and James E. Bayfield, Reviewer
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Big Ear

J. Kraus and Bernard F. Burke, Reviewer
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Introduction to Mathematical Physics

C. Harper and Robert D. Young, Reviewer
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Book Notes

Floyd C. Bennett
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New Books

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New Products

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APS awards annual prizes in nuclear and surface physics

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Marconi fellowship presented to Shawlow

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Institute of Physics gives annual awards

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Hermann Träuble

Uwe Essmann
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Carl H. Westcott

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Margot Breslaw

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Federal R&D budget squeezes ERDA fission and fusion

Floyd C. Bennett
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Minorities, women and handicapped assist NSF

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In Brief

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OSA publishes set of uniform color cards

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ACA elects Coppens vice‐president for 1977

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Pakistani meeting to stress current needs

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Society officers installed during Chicago meeting

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Fellowships in industry established by the APS

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Career‐obstacle survey

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Introducing more physicists to industry

Harold L. Davis
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