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September 1995

Volume 48, Issue 9

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Where Does the Proton Really Get Its Spin?

Robert L. Jaffe
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Polarized scattering experiments reveal that quarks contribute surprisingly little to the proton's spin. This ‘spin crisis’ is doing much to clarify the subtle departures of the underlying field theory from the naive quark model.

Acoustic Wavefronts in Crystalline Solids

James P. Wolfe
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New imaging techniques have made possible the first observations of vibrational wavefronts from point sources, providing insight into the propagation and interference of acoustic waves in solids.

The Role of Science in Our Society

Burton Richter
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Because the road from scientific discovery to new technology is a wayward one, lawmakers and officials intent on retuning Federal science policy must bear in mind that government support for long‐term R&D is needed to complement industry's short‐term focus.
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Physics Update

Benjamin P. Stein and Phillip F. Schewe
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A Model of Turbulence

Leo P. Kadanoff
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Put the Real World in the Physics Curriculum

P. Narayana Swamy and Meg Freer
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Torrey on the History of NMR

Henry C. Torrey
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A Supersymmetrical Decade

A. E. Bak
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‘Birth Control’ of PhDs: Can It Work? Should It?

Robert Cady, Sashi Satpathy, and Sudip Chakravarty
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Give Schoolteachers a Hand

John Campbell
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Remembering Willie Fowler

John H. Gibbons
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A Review of Peer Review

Steven J. Rothman
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Name that Reviewer

Kevin K. Lehmann and Giacinto Scoles
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A Glass of Wine, a Garden Walk‐Virtually?

Paul Roman
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Life in the Fallowed Halls of Academe

Richard Hammond
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More Physiscs of Baseball

David P. Norwood
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Correction

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Is the Answer Blowing in the Solar Wind?

Ray Ladbury
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Two decades ot solar seismic studies have let us peek inside the Sun. Now, echos of rumblings in the solar core may have been found in an unexpected place—the solar wind.

Researchers Report Evidence for Lasing Without Inversion

Barbara Goss Levi
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A recent experiment may have achieved what many others have sought: a new way of lasing that avoids the need to pump many more atoms to a higher state than remain in the ground level.

How Low Can the Violin Go?

Stephen G. Benka
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A ccomplished violinists can generate anomalous low frequencies on their instruments. These unusual tones can be understood in terms of multiple reflections of a single wave at the bow. In effect the reflections prolong the sound‐producing cycle first analyzed by Helmholtz.

Satellite Mapping of Terra Incognita Provides Welcome Relief

Ray Ladbury
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Lessons from Lily on the Introductory Course

Paul G. Hewitt
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Voyage to the Great Attractor: Exploring Intergalactic Space

Alan Dressler and George Lake, Reviewer
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Science Has No National Borders: Harry C. Kelly and the Reconstruction of Science and Technology in Postwar Japan

Hideo Yoshikawa, Joanne Kauffman, and Stanley Goldberg, Reviewer
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Physical Origins of Time Asymmetry

J. J. Halliwell, J. Pérez‐Mercader, W. H. Zurek, and Gino Segrè, Reviewer
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The Fundamental Particles and Their Interactions

William B. Rolnick and Karen E. Ohl, Reviewer
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Rydberg Atoms

T. F. Gallagher and Turgay Uzer, Reviewer
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Statistical Physics of Macromolecules

Alexander Yu. Grosberg, Alexei R. Khokhlov, and José N. Onuchic, Reviewer
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Neutrons and Solid State Physics

Ludwik Dobrzynski, Konrad Blinowski, and David Long Price, Reviewer
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

David J. Griffiths and Gale Dick, Reviewer
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Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure and Evolution

Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, and David Arnett, Reviewer
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Modern Techniques of Surface Science

David P. Woodruff, Trevor A. Delchar, and Ward Plummer, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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SOR's Bingham Medal Goes to Plazek

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Hayashi, Gray Win Kyoto Prizes

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Four Particle Physicists Share EPS Prize

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Three Awards Given at CPS 50th

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In Brief

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William A. Fowler

Charles A. Barnes
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Hannes Alfvén

Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar
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Endangered in Congress, Magnetic Fusion Gets Timely Help From PCAST and TFTR

Irwin Goodwin
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Faulted by GAO on Proposal Reviews, NSF Seeks More Efficiency and Fairness

Irwin Goodwin
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What Changes Lie in Store for US Graduate Physics Education?

Denis F. Cioffi
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US Students Win Four Golds and a Silver in Physics Olympiad

Denis F. Cioffi
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In Brief

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