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November 1992
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Quantum Cryptography Defies Eavesdropping
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Quantum archive
Physics Today 45 (11), 21–23 (1992);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809866
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Superconductivity in Doped Fullerenes
Physics Today 45 (11), 26–32 (1992);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881320
While there is not complete agreement on the microscopic mechanism of superconductivity in alkali‐metal‐doped C60, further research may well lead to the production of analogous materials that lose resistance at even higher temperatures.
The Nobel Prizes at 90
Physics Today 45 (11), 34–40 (1992);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881321
Choosing Nobel Prize winners is on exhausting, complex process that culminates in the award ceremony each December in Stockholm. For the 90th anniversary 130 previous laureates celebrated along with the newest winners.
Creativity and Big Science
Physics Today 45 (11), 42–47 (1992);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881322
The idea of creativity in science is contemporary with the institution of the Nobel Prizes. To excel at today's big science, however, may require a type of creativity different from that rewarded by the early Nobels.
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Another Fowler
Peter J. Turchi
Wu, Shaknov, and the EPR dilemma
Peter W. Milonni