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September 1990

Volume 43, Issue 9

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Supernovae

Hans A. Bethe
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By what mechanism do massive stars explode? Neutrinos produced in the core and absorbed in the outer layers play the most important role.

Investing in the Future: How Much Governments Pay for Academic Research

John Irvine, Ben R. Martin, and Phoebe Isard
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In relation to its size and wealth, the US invests less overall in academic and related research than leading scientific nations in Western Europe, with the apparent shortfall being largest in the physical sciences.

The Physics of J. Willard Gibbs in his Time

Martin J. Klein
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A century and a half after his birth, Gibbs's work in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics stands out more clearly than ever. The historical origins of this work, however, remain hidden behind his austere and abstract presentation.
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Solid‐State Experimentalists: Theory Should be on Tap, Not on Top

Philip W. Anderson
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Why Not Teach ‘Physics for the Fun of It’?

Elizabeth A. Wood
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Training Students for Future Flexibility

Harry J. Lipkin
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Is Resonant Tunneling Transistor a Reality?

William R. Frensley, Mark A. Reed, Alan Seabaugh, and Federico Capasso
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Oratory and the Overhead Projector

Tom Nordlund, Robert W. Buddemeier, and W. William Liu
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The Aruri Case in Retrospect

Edward A. Stern, David Salzmann, Aaron D. Krumbein, Edward Witten, Richard Wilson, Malcolm H. Levitt, and Howard D. Greyber
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Corrections

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Highest Tc Continues to Increase Among Organic Superconductors

Anil Khurana
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Uranium‐Thorium Dating Sets the Clock Back on Carbon‐14 Ages

Barbara Goss Levi
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AVS Meets in Toronto

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The Physics of Baseball

Robert K. Adair and Geoffrey F. Chew, Reviewer
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Femtophysics: A Short Course on Particle Physics

M. G. Bowler and Alexander Firestone, Reviewer
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Verification and Compliance: A Problem Solving Approach; Toward a Comprehensive Test Ban; Making Space Defense Work: Must the Superpowers Cooperate?

Michael Krepon, Mary Umberger, Steve Fetter, A. Fenner Milton, M. Scott Davis, John Parmentola, and David Hafemeister, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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Dynes, Hohenberg and Larkin Receive London Prize

Matt Siegel
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ACA Presents 1990 Patterson Award to Woolfson

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In Brief

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Harold Weinstock
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Clarence F. Barnett

David H. Crandall and Ronald A. Phaneuf
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Sidney W. Barnes

Edward H. Thorndike
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DOE Panel Makes Case for Heating up Fusion Energy Research in 1990s

Irwin Goodwin
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AIP Survey Finds More Physics Grad Students, Fewer Undergrads

Jean Kumagai
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US Team Faced Tough Questions in Latest Physics Olympiad

Jean Kumagai
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AVS Sponsors Workshop for High School Teachers

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AIP Gives Grants for Pre‐College Physics Projects

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Materials Research Society Establishes Two New Prizes

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In Brief

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Fall Workshop Will Look at Undergrad Physics Courses

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