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Issues
August 1970
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
Letters
Articles
Three steps in the structure of matter
Physics Today 23 (8), 17–24 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022279
For atoms and nuclei, classification schemes provided the key to the underlying structure. Will the same be true for elementary particles?
Interferometry with x rays
Physics Today 23 (8), 26–31 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022280
Interference patterns of diffracted x rays are so sensitive to small displacements that we can see strains and defects in crystals. Interest now is in absolute measurements of lattice spacings and fundamental constants.
Nuclear physics in medicine
Physics Today 23 (8), 32–38 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022281
Radioisotopes now vie with x rays as tools for diagnosis and treatment; high‐energy beams, neutrons and pions are also becoming important for radiation therapy.
Writing science for the public
Physics Today 23 (8), 51–53 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022295
As physics becomes more and more specialized, interpretation for the public becomes close to impossible; a professional journalist explains how he meets this challenge.
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Books
Quantum Electronics, Vol. 1, 2: Basic Theory And Maser Amplifiers And Oscillators
Physics Today 23 (8), 64–65 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022303
Monographies du Centre D'Actualisation Scientifique et Technique, Vol. 3: La Rheologie
Physics Today 23 (8), 65 (1970);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022304
