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September 1986
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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The Plasma Universe
Physics Today 39 (9), 22–27 (1986);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881039
A model based on the emissions and behavior of the most prevalent material in the universe leads one to view the world as an active and rapidly changing place, and helps one analyze the development of its components.
Setting New Directions in Physics Teaching: PSSC 30 Years Later
Physics Today 39 (9), 30–34 (1986);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881040
The famous high‐school physics course sought to excite students and prepare them for life in a technological society; three decades after its inception, it has also taught us important lessons about educational innovation.
Maria Goeppert Mayer: Atoms, Molecules and Nuclear Shells
Physics Today 39 (9), 44–49 (1986);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881041
The mathematical physicist's early work in atomic and molecular physics, and her unfamiliarity with the “fashions” in nuclear physics, gave her the ideal preparation for solving the puzzle of the nuclear “magic numbers.”
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character
Physics Today 39 (9), 61 (1986);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2815146
The Theory of Magnetism II: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Physics Today 39 (9), 62–64 (1986);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2815148
