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Peer reviewedGehrenbeck, Richard K. – Physics Today, 1978
Describes in detail the experimental procedures followed by Davison and Germer in 1927 in their discovery of electron diffraction. (SL)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, History, Physics, Research
Peer reviewedRowe, Ednor M. – Physics Today, 1981
Summarizes information on the properties of synchrotron radiation and describes laboratories in the United States specializing in this science, including facilities at the National Bureau of Standards, University of Wisconsin, Stanford, and Brookhaven. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Physics, Radiation
Peer reviewedTurner, Michael S.; Schramm, David N. – Physics Today, 1979
Discusses the state of the early universe based upon deductions from current observations. (SA)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Knowledge Level, Models, Science Laboratories
Peer reviewedPhysics Today, 1984
Describes the plan submitted by the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee to the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation urging construction of an ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collider designed to accelerate nucleon beams of ions as heavy as uranium. Discusses the process of selecting the type of facility as well as siting. (JM)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, College Science, Higher Education, Physics
