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September 1982
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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The feasibility of inertial‐confinement fusion
Physics Today 35 (9), 24–31 (1982);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915258
Fusion scientists are encouraged by recent experiments demonstrating the efficient coupling of laser light to targets and new ideas for economically competitive power plants.
Harold Urey and the discovery of deuterium
Physics Today 35 (9), 34–39 (1982);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915259
Chemistry, nuclear physics, spectroscopy and thermodynamics came together to predict and detect heavy hydrogen before the neutron was known.
Solving physics problems—how do we do it?
Physics Today 35 (9), 43–47 (1982);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915260
Inquiry into students' misconceptions about nature and into the interior processes of learning can help physicists teach problem‐solving to others.
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Electronics and Instrumentation for Scientists and Experiments in Electronics, Instrumentation, and Microcomputers
Physics Today 35 (9), 76–78 (1982);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915269
