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January 1952

Volume 5, Issue 1

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Meditations on Physics Today

J. R. Pierce
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The atom

E. U. Condon
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3000 members and guests of the American Institute of Physics met in the Chicago Civic Opera House last October 25th for the Symposium on Physics Today, during the AIP's 20th Anniversary meeting. The following article, based on the second of six invited papers presented during the symposium, is the third to appear in this journal. The fourth, by John C. Slater, will be found on page 10. Papers by Drs. Darrow and Fletcher appeared in November and December, 1951, respectively.

The solid state

John C. Slater
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UNESCO… and international cooperation in the physical sciences

Ronald Frazer
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The mutual aim of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) is organized international scientific cooperation. The two agencies and their work are discussed in the following article.

The National Academy of Science and the National Research Council

Dwight E. Gray
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Established by Act of Congress in 1863, while the American Civil War was still in progress, the National Academy of Sciences has for almost nine decades served as advisor to the Government on scientific matters. The National Research Council, formed in 1916 as a central committee of the NAS, has acted to coordinate the nation's nongovernmental scientific activity. Dr. Gray describes the two organizations here.
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Physics of Ionic Crystals

D. L. Dexter
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Summary of Illinois Conference

Optical Society of America

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Coming Rochester Section Meetings

Scintillation Counter Symposium

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To be Held at Bureau of Standards

Pittsburgh Conference

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On Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

Fluid Mechanics

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Second Midwest Conference

International Standards

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ISO Meets in New York Next June

Testing Materials

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ASTM to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
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Careers in Physics

Alpheus W. Smith and George R. Harrison, Reviewer
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Atomic Physics

Wolfgang Finkelnburg and Arthur Beiser, Reviewer
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Briefly Noted

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Testing of Measuring Equipment, A Manual for Weights and Measures Officials; Vacuum Physics.

Books Received

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We Hear That…

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Nobel Prizes for 1951

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Cockcroft‐Walton; McMillan‐Seaborg

National Science Foundation

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On Submitting Research Grant Proposals

National Science Board

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New Officers Elected at Annual Meeting

Fulbright Program, 1951–52

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Travel Grants for Visiting Scholars

Neutral Meson's Lifetime

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Established by Rochester Group

Research at Argonne

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The Lead‐Uranium “Clock”

IRE Honors Shockley

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Work Leading to Transistors Cited

Standard Isotope Samples

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P32 and I131 Solutions Added to NBS List

Deadline in April

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Cenco Offers Two Scholarships

Sylvania Center

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New Laboratory Planned

New Accelerator

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Carnegie Tech's Synchrocyclotron

Radiological Physics

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AEC Fellowships for 1952–53

Noise—Wanted and Unwanted

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Michigan Offers Special Course
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Calendar of Events

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