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May 1987

Volume 40, Issue 5

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Special Issue: Centennial of the Michelson—Morley Experiment

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Michelson and Measurement

Loyd S. Swenson, Jr.
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A boy who grew up in Western mining camps became the preeminent master of precision measurement by light waves, largely through his playful work with interferometers and his quest to know the ‘innards’ of his instruments.

The Impact of Special Relativity on Theoretical Physics

J. David Jackson
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Rudely uniting absolute space and universal time into a single, changeable ‘space‐time,’ the theory has become a fact of life, part and parcel of our view of nature; this essay illustrates its impact by means of some early and late examples of its use.

Einstein and Ether Drift Experiments

John Stachel
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Recently discovered letters, written at the turn of the century to his fiancée, shed new light on the origin of the special theory of relativity.

Michelson in 1887

Albert E. Moyer
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The year of the famous ether drift experiment and the use of light waves as a standard of length was also a year for personal problems, including a damaging scandal.

Modern Tests of Special Relativity

Mark P. Haugan and Clifford M. Will
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Recent experiments that provide the strictest limits on violations of Lorentz invariance may be viewed as direct descendants of the Michelson‐Morley experiment.

APS Releases Report on Directed‐Energy Weapons

Gloria B. Lubkin
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Executive Summary and Major Conclusions

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Report to the APS of the Study Group on Science and Technology of Directed Energy Weapons

Postscript: Reviewers and Authors Comment on Report

Gloria B. Lubkin
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Einstein and Michelson–Morley

Arthur I. Miller
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Peaceful Alternatives to SDI

Raymond G. Wilson
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Is Worden's Word Vulnerable?

Theodore A. Postol and Simon P. Worden
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June Cover: Laser Lab Safety

Robert Gerson, Don M. Sparlin, Terry L. Gustafson, and Douglas B. Schumer
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Economics and the Job Market

Joseph E. Lang, Frank Szmulowicz, Frank L. Madarasz, Lawrence Tyburski, Beverly Fearn Porter, Roman Czujko, Mark N. McDermott, and Robert Beck Clark
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Value of Undergrad Research

Viktor K. Decyk, Jerry P. Gollub, and Neal B. Abraham
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Learning to ‘Think Physics’

Julius Sumner Miller
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English Proficiency

Stan Christensen
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Fifth Force Forum

H. Aspden, T. Goldman, Richard J. Hughes, Michael Martin Nieto, Stephen C. Ems, and Craig F. Bohren
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Apartheid and Its Analogs

Philip J. Bray, Anthony P. French, Name Withheld, and John A. McIntyre
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The Fallout from Chernobyl

Philip S. Rummerfield
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Restricting Supercomputers

Paul Harris and Daniel P. Remy
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Physics and Psychics

Richard Wilson, Janet Oppenheim, Lawrence Cranberg, and Arthur S. Lodge
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Beaming with Pride

T. F. Johnston, Jr. and Timothy J. Johnston
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Putting Fun Into Physics

Yvette A. Van Hise
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More Indian ‘Tribal Leaders’

S. V. Pappu
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A Cure For Refereeing's Ills?

Gideon Gilat
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Physics Recapitulates Geometry

B. Sapoval
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Probing Cosmic Geometry Suggests the Universe is Flat

Bertram Schwarzschild
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New Approaches to Introductory Physics

Donald F. Holcomb, Robert Resnick, and John S. Rigden
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Was Einstein Right?—Putting General Relativity to the Test

Clifford M. Will and Bernard F. Schutz, Reviewer
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General Relativity

Robert M. Wald and James W. York, Jr., Reviewer
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Constructing the Universe

David Layzer and James S. Trefil, Reviewer
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Polarized Light in Nature

G. P. Konnen and David G. Stork, Reviewer
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The Laser Guidebook

Jeff Hecht and Donald C. Peckham, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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ICTP Honors Four With Dirac Medals

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Pegram and Beams Awards Presented

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Engineering Academy Honors Two, Elects New Members

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In Brief

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Andrew W. Sunyar

Peter D. Bond, Chellis Chasman, and Joseph W. Weneser
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Norman L. Peterson

John N. Mundy, Steven J. Rothman, and Howard K. Birnbaum
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Henriette Faraggi

Vincent Gillet
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Walter J. Fader

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R&D Enriched by 1988 Budget But Science Policy Impoverished

Irwin Goodwin
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In Rough Waters, White House Cancels Controls on Databases

Irwin Goodwin
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Orlov Provides Perspectives on Gorbachev's Reforms

William Sweet
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Advances in Superconductivity Challenge APS Communications

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Employment Survey Finds Market Strong as Ever

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Massey is AAAS President, Trivelpiece Executive Officer

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Astronomical Society Elects Osterbrock President

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New AIP Award Will Go to Science Writers for Children

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AIP History Center Launches Fund‐Raising Drive

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In Brief

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International Physics Group in Increasingly Active

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Calendar

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