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May 1989
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Climate and the Earth's Radiation Budget
Physics Today 42 (5), 22–32 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881167
A NASA multisatellite experiment has determined that clouds cool the planet more than they heot it and identified them as a major source of uncertainty in three‐dimensional models used for studying the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Reminiscences of Landau
Physics Today 42 (5), 34–41 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881168
Landau envisioned theoretical physics as one indivisible science. By imparting this philosophy to his students, he set the tone of modern Soviet theoretical physics.
Landau's Attitude Toward Physics and Physicists
Physics Today 42 (5), 54–61 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881169
Lev Davidovich Landau was a unique physicist and teacher of physicists.
Washington Reports
Washington Ins & Outs: Moves from House Science Panel; New Positions at NSF and SSC
Physics Today 42 (5), 50–51 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811005
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Books
Foundations of Quantum Chromodynamics: An Introduction to Perturbative Methods in Gauge Theories
Physics Today 42 (5), 74–75 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811018
Chaotic Vibrations: An Introduction for Applied Scientists and Engineers
Physics Today 42 (5), 78 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811021
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Siegman Receives IEEE Q.E. Award
Physics Today 42 (5), 94–96 (1989);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811029
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Bats thrive in cluttered spaces
Kate Allen
Frictional flow patterns
Alex Lopatka
James Burkett Hartle
Thomas Hertog