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April 1985

Volume 38, Issue 4

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Nuclear Mean‐Field Theory

John W. Negele
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This theory provides insight into diverse nuclear phenomena ranging from ground‐state properties of nuclei and the matter in neutron stars to the dynamics of heavy‐ion collisions and spontaneous fission.

Is the Moon There When Nobody Looks? Reality and the Quantum Theory

N. David Mermin
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Einstein maintained that quantum metaphysics entails spooky actions at a distance; experiments have now shown that what bothered Einstein is not a debatable point but the observed behavior of the real world.

Rudolph Minkowski: Observational Astrophysicist

Donald E. Osterbrock
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His career spanned the era in which optical astronomy achieved vast improvements in sensitivity and radioastronomy emerged as a new science; his work contributed greatly to the successful cooperation between those two fields.

Small‐Angle X‐Ray Scattering and Structural Biology

Sebastian Doniach
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Intense x‐ray synchrotron radiation, from multi‐GeV electron storage rings, is giving new life to an old technique for studying the structure of the large biological molecules that control the shape of the cell.
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Obsolescence in Telescopes?

David R. Soderblom and Howard E. Bond
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Newton's Theory of Color

David L. MacAdam and Alan E. Shapiro
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Word‐Processed Manuscripts

Bernard K. Forscher and George L. Trigg
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Fellow‐Travelers

Valentin Turchin
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Complementarity of Technology

T. Tsang
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Military Strategy

Risto Nieminen
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Corrections

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Free‐Electron Lasers Achieve High Microwave Power

Bertram Schwarzschild
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Stellar Companion Appears to be Giant Planet

David Helfand
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In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and His Times

Gale E. Christianson and Alan E. Shapiro, Reviewer
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Violent Phenomena in the Universe and Introduction to Cosmology

J. Narlikar and Marek Demianski, Reviewer
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Review of U.S. Military Research and Development 1984

Kosta Tsipis, Penny Janeway, and Frank von Hippel, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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APS Honors Work in Nuclei, Fluids, Theory

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APS Awards Prizes for Research in Plasma Physics

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IEEE Edison Medal Presented to Kraus

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In Brief

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Bice Sechi‐Zorn

Robert G. Glasser and George A. Snow
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1986 R&D Budget: Prosperity for Defense, Pain for National Labs

Irwin Goodwin
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IUPAP Elects Officers, Creates Commission on Astrophysics

William Sweet
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IUPAP President Bromley Worries About “Isolation” of US Physicists

William Sweet
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American College of Medical Physics Elects Orton President

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Wolfgang Kummer is Elected President of CERN Council

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American Crystallographic Association Elects Duax

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Chahine is Now Chief Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Gerd Rosenblatt is New Deputy Director at Lawrence Berkeley

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In Brief

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Niels Bohr Photos Available…And Desired

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Three Years After the Field Report, How is Astronomy Faring?

George B. Field
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