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July 1977
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
Letters
Solar power from satellites—some questions
Donald Rapp; Paul M. Muller; Herbert Malamud; Jerry F. Kerrisk; Robert J. Yaes; John Zinn; Richard M. White; Tom Karr; Leslie O. Snively; John E. Drumheller; Charles K. Birdsall; David S. Sloan; Peter E. Glaser
Physics Today 30 (7), 9–69 (1977);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037625
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What the exploration of Mars tells us about Earth
Physics Today 30 (7), 23–32 (1977);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037629
The fabulous success of the Viking mission to Mars has thrown new light on questions such as plate tectonics, climatic changes and the early history of atmospheres and life on Earth.
Large‐scale applications of superconductivity
Physics Today 30 (7), 34–43 (1977);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037630
After 66 years, the technology of electric current without resistance is now starting to compete in generating, transforming and transmitting power, propelling ships and levitating trains—with economy and reliability.
The AIP in 1976
Physics Today 30 (7), 45–55 (1977);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037631
Publishing news dominates the Institute's Annual Report, with emphasis on steps taken toward computer‐based photocomposition and plans for a new copyright policy.
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France’s Oppenheimer
William Sweet
Making qubits from magnetic molecules
Stephen Hill
Learning to see gravitational lenses
Sebastian Fernandez-Mulligan