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July 1986

Volume 39, Issue 7

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The Sentiment of the Unity of Physics

Robert R. Wilson
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Our will to believe, in spite of strong arguments to the contrary, that our diverse activities are part of one noble effort lends historical meaning to our work and perhaps even helps to create unity.

Diffraction Gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory

Horace W. Babcock
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‘Engines’ capable of ruling hundreds of thousands of straight, parallel, equally spaced grooves within tolerances of only a few angstroms have led to advances in fields as different as quantum mechanics and astrophysics.

1985: A Year of Expanded Activities for AIP

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This report surveys a period during which the Institute's activities grew both in the US and internationally, reflecting a recovery from the past decade's recession in science.
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Computational Physics: Pluses and Minuses

Leo P. Kadanoff
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Protecting Our Supercomputers

Terry L. Bruce
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Strategic Defense Initiative

Simon P. Worden, Robert Jastrow, Kent Peacock, Michael E. Green, Perry Lee Anthony, Sam Park, Albert G. Petschek, Robert Jastrow, and Richard L. Garwin
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Apartheid

Colin H. Barrow
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Third Atomic Bomb?

Edward Ruth
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Kondo Problem

John W. Wilkins
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Cause and Impact of Chernobyl Accident Still Hazy

Barbara Goss Levi
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Panel Reaffirms High‐Field Magnet Choice for Supercollider

Bertram Schwarzschild
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Modern Quantum Mechanics

Jun John Sakurai, San Fu Tuan, and Roger G. Newton, Reviewer
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Laser Pioneers Interviews

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Rem Khokhlov and Kapitza: Life and Discoveries

V. I. Grigoryev, F. B. Kedrov, and Mark Kuchment, Reviewer
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Computational Methods for Fluid Flow

Roger Peyret, Thomas D. Taylor, and Stanley A. Berger, Reviewer
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Physics of Planetary Interiors

G. H. A. Cole and Morris Podolak, Reviewer
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Gamma Ray Astronomy

Rodney Hiller and Jay M. Pasachoff, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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President Award National Medals of Science

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National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members

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Gravity Foundation Essay Awards for 1986

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AVS Selects Testoni as 1985 Varian Fellow

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New Members for Academy of Arts and Sciences

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In Brief

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W. James Lyons

H. Douglas Keith
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Francis G. Slack

J. H. Hamilton and Ernest A. Jones
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Norman H. Horwitz

Ann L. Forsaith and Dale H. Petty
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Lee J. Kieffer

Gordon H. Dunn, Jean Gallagher, and Stanley D. Rasberry
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Jerzy Mycielski

J. K. Furdyna
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Wayne Lo

Frank E. Jamerson and John C. Hill
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Marianus Czerny

L. Genzel, W. Martienssen, and H. A. Mueser
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Jesse O. Betterton Jr

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Reagan Chooses New Science Adviser, this Time with Access

Irwin Goodwin
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Pentagon's R&D Chief Blasts Science Critics of DOD Policies

Irwin Goodwin
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For Wisconsin's Synchrotron Ring, the Future is Bright

Irwin Goodwin
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Boston University Deploys Sulak for Particle‐Physics Push

William Sweet
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NRDC and Soviet Academy Sign Unusual Test‐Verification Pact

William Sweet
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SPS Elects Miner as Sigma Pi Sigma President

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In Brief

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Alexander is Selected 1986–87 Congressional Fellow

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APS Sends Sakharov Birthday Message

Sidney D. Drell
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Calendar

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Space Science Needs a Variety of Launch Vehicles

Thomas M. Donahue
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