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July 1976
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Franklin's physics
Physics Today 29 (7), 32–37 (1976);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023562
“Poor Richard's” ability to extract the heart from the matter and express it plainly, evident in his work with electricity, led to the international scientific reputation that preceded his political missions.
Rowland's physics
Physics Today 29 (7), 39–45 (1976);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023563
Of the three most eminent US physicists of the late nineteenth century, Gibbs, Michelson and Rowland, it was the “doughty knight of Baltimore” who had the broadest impact, setting the pace for the golden age of US physics.
Books
The Solvay Conferences on Physics: Aspects of the Development of Physics since 1911
Physics Today 29 (7), 47–49 (1976);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023564
Twentieth Century Physics and Landmark Experiments in Twentieth Century Physics
Physics Today 29 (7), 52 (1976);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023569
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The lessons learned from ephemeral nuclei
Witold Nazarewicz; Lee G. Sobotka
FYI science policy briefs
Lindsay McKenzie; Jacob Taylor