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An Overview:

Physics Through the 1990's

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Size: 184 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1986

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Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-5	(skim)
1. Physics and Society	6-10	(skim)
2. Progress in Physics	11-43	(skim)
3. Maintaining Excellence	44-74	(skim)
Supplement 1 - International Aspects of Physics: The U.S. Position in the World Community	75-90	(skim)
Supplement 2 - Education and Supply of Physicists	91-114	(skim)
Supplement 3 - Organization and Support of Physics	115-138	(skim)
Abbreviations and Acronyms	139-141	(skim)
Glossary of Physical Terms	142-156	(skim)
Appendix A: Panel Members	157-160	(skim)
Index	161-168	(skim)

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