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June 1988

Volume 41, Issue 6

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The Physicist as Mad Scientist

Spencer Weart
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Deep-rooted forces have created a stereotype of scientists: sometimes noble, but sometimes cold-blooded, domineering and a danger to humanity.

Langmuir‐Blodgett Films

Vijendra K. Agarwal
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Thin organic films deposited on solids from the surface of water may have applications in technologies ranging from molecular electronics and microelectronics to integrated optics and microlithography.

AIP in 1987: An Annual Report

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The year 1987 was one of substantial growth, executive change and deliberation about AIP's long‐term future. Meanwhile, the Institute continued to develop modernized computer tools and services for the member societies.
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Spin Glass III: Theory Raises its Head

Philip W. Anderson
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A Condensed Funding Matter at NSF

Joseph W. Serene and Richard S. Nicholson
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Inflation Anti‐Defamation

Lev Kofman, Andrei Linde, and J. Richard Bond
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‘Mini‐Universes’: Too Big To Be Seen?

Halton Arp and Andrei D. Linde
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Don't Belittle Big Science

Stanley G. Wojcicki
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Nuclear Test Estimates Yield Criticism

Thomas C. Bache, Carl F. Romney, Alan S. Ryall, Jack F. Evernden, and Gerald E. Marsh
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High‐Altitude Physicists

Jeremy Bernstein
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Rayleigh‐Bénard Experiment Probes Transition from Chaos to Turbulence

Anil Khurana
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Negative Calcium Ions Are Stable—In Spite of the Conventional Wisdom

Bertram Schwarzschild
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LEP Tunnel Comes Full Circle

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The History of Modern Physics 1800–1950, Volume 8: Radar in World War II and Radar Days

Henry E. Guerlac, E. G. Bowen, and Robert V. Pound, Reviewer
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Statistical Mechanics

Shang‐Keng Ma and H. Eugene Stanley, Reviewer
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The Electrical Resistivity of Metals and Alloys

Paul L. Rossiter and Jack Bass, Reviewer
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Experimental Techniques in High Energy Physics

Thomas Ferbel and David R. Nygren, Reviewer
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The New Alliance: America's R&D Consortia

Dan Dimancescu, James Botkin, and Larry R. Crockett, Reviewer
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Reminiscences About I. E. Tamm

E. L. Feinberg and Mark Kuchment, Reviewer
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An Informal Introduction to Theoretical Fluid Mechanics

James Lighthill and Stanley A. Berger, Reviewer
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Nuclear Imperatives and Public Trust: Dealing with Radioactive Waste

Luther J. Carter and Alexander Devolpi, Reviewer
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Search for a Super‐Theory: From Atoms to Superstrings

Barry Parker and Alexander Firestone, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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ACA Will Bestow Three Awards at Annual Meeting This Month

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APS Establishes Adler Lectureship

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NAS Elects New Members

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NAE Elects New Members

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Royal Society Elects New Fellows

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In Brief

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Edward L. Brady

Ernest Ambler
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Chen‐Zhong Yang

Bao‐Wen Wei, Jing‐Ye Zhang, and Roy Middleton
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Press Addresses a Political Dilemma, Choosing Among Scientific Priorities

Irwin Goodwin
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Five Years after ‘A Nation at Risk’ US Schools Still Seek Better Grades

Irwin Goodwin
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Washington Ins & Outs: Ionson and Mense Leave SDIO

Irwin Goodwin
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Accessing AIP's Federal Awareness Service

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Future of Chinese Students in US at Issue; CUSPEA Program Nears Its End

William Sweet
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Greene is President‐Elect of American Vacuum Society

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AIP Survey Finds Increase in Postdocs

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Beckers Leaves NOAO for ESO Project

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AIP History Group Will Study Large Collaborations

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FEL Inventor Madey Leaves Stanford for Duke

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Charo Awarded AIP Congressional Fellowship

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Journalist Preston Wins AIP Award for Science Writing

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AIP Makes First Children's Science Writing Award

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Miner is Reelected SPS President for Two‐Year Term

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Chinese Scholars Program Goes Into Home Stretch

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Group Will Investigate Strategic Planning of Physics Research

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Council Adopts Statement on Graphic Materials

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