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February 1952

Volume 5, Issue 2

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The founding of the American Institute of Physics

Karl T. Compton
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The following talk was presented at the Banquet of the American Institute of Physics and the Member Societies in Chicago on October 25, 1951. Senator Brien McMahon, chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, also addressed the gathering.

A new consequence of electron diffraction

C. J. Davisson
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The remarks on the next page are those of C. J. Davisson, Nobel laureate physicist and pioneer in electron scattering and diffraction research, who spoke briefly to an audience of his former colleagues last October 24th on the occasion of a celebration in his honor held by the Bell Telephone Laboratories at Murray Hill, N.J.

Progress in heat pump engineering

E. B. Penrod
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The heat pump, essentially a refrigerator working in reverse, can be used to transfer heat energy from water, from air, or from the earth to heat buildings. It can also be used to cool buildings by transferring inside heat to the outside.

Physics in the Signal Corps

Harold A. Zahl
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While the Signal Corps is primarily concerned with the problems of applied research and development, certain regions of basic physical research are also stressed in its laboratories.

The Applied Physics Laboratory Research Center

Dwight E. Gray
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Created in 1942, the APL Research Center has been best known for the wartime development of the proximity fuze. Although applied research is emphasized, its work is based on its fundamental research programs.
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Optics in the Windy City

Stanley S. Ballard
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OSA's Thirty‐Sixth Annual Meeting

Gaseous Electronics

L. Malter
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Annual Conference of Electron Physics

Electron Emission

R. L. Sproull
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APS Division of Electron Physics Meets

Physics Teaching

R. F. Paton
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The AAPT Meeting in Chicago

Mechanics Colloquium

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Eight Monthly Lectures at Illinois Tech

URSI‐IRE Spring Meeting

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At National Bureau of Standards

Nonferrous Analysis

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Spectrographers to Meet in May

Desert Research

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Symposium in Israel

Molecular Structure

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Symposium at Ohio State in June
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Atomic Energy Levels, as Derived from the Analyses of Optical Spectra

Charlotte E. Moore and Julian E. Mack, Reviewer
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Quantum Theory

David Bohm and E. M. Corson, Reviewer
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Books Received

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We Hear That…

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Preston B. Carwile

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A Letter to the Editor

David Z. Robinson
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Visas for Visiting Scientists

Science and Foreign Relations

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A State Department Headache

National Science Foundation

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First Annual Report Submitted to Congress

Atoms into Plowshares

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Arco and Harwell Use Reactor Heat

College Enrollment

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Decline Less Severe Than Predicted

Scientific Instruments

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Record Sales Expected During 1952

New Research Reactor

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Developed by North American for the AEC

Reactor Technology

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ORSRT Students Must Apply by March 1

Meteorology and Oceanography

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Fellowships Available at NYU

Training in Statistics

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Post‐Doctoral Awards Available

ASTM Honors Gillett

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Memorial Lecture to be Given Annually
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Calendar of Events

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