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Volume 45, Issue 3
March 1992
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ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699

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Mri for the Third World
Daniel Kleppner
Physics Today 45 (3), 9–11 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809566
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Letters

Hormesis and High Fliers: Radiation Risks Revisited
John R. Cameron; Robert J. Barish; Arthur C. Upton
Physics Today 45 (3), 13–95 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809567
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Gibbs's Models Visualized
Kenneth R. Jolls; Daniel C. Coy
Physics Today 45 (3), 96–98 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809598
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Reversible Computing and Physical Law
David Wolpert; H. Pierre Noyes; Rolf Landauer
Physics Today 45 (3), 98–100 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809599
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More on Mind Over Measurement
Robert G. Jahn
Physics Today 45 (3), 100 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809600
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Safety Assurances for Chinese Conference
Xie Xide
Physics Today 45 (3), 100–102 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809601
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Scientists' Postal Paucity
Mike Seeds
Physics Today 45 (3), 102 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809602
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A Journal for Unorthodox Thought?
Troy Shinbrot
Physics Today 45 (3), 102 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809603
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That Greco‐Serbian Classic, Antigone
J. Gerratt
Physics Today 45 (3), 102–103 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809604
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Search and Discovery

Hanford Seeks Short‐ and Long‐Term Solutions to its Legacy of Waste
Barbara Goss Levi
Physics Today 45 (3), 17–21 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809568
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HERA, the First Electron‐Proton Collider, Will Soon be Doing Physics
Bertram Schwarzschild
Physics Today 45 (3), 21–24 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809569
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Articles

Electronic Sputtering: From Atomic Physics to Continuum Mechanics
Robert E. Johnson; Bo U. R. Sundqvist
Physics Today 45 (3), 28–36 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881332

Ejection of simple and complex molecules from surfaces probes the response of condensed matter to electronic excitations and has applications in fields as diverse as astrophysics and biomolecular mass spectrometry.

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Acoustics of Drums
Thomas D. Rossing
Physics Today 45 (3), 40–47 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881333

Though such renowned physicists as Rayleigh and Raman have studied drums, our understanding of their acoustical behavior remains incomplete. Digital computers and holographic interferometry are now helping to fill in the missing pieces.

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Underground Nuclear Testing, Continued?
Frank Von Hippel; Sidney D. Drell
Physics Today 45 (3), 95–96 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809597
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Washington Reports

DOE Advisory Committee Issues Draft Report on its National Labs
William Sweet
Physics Today 45 (3), 51–53 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809570
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Physics Community

Signs of Tighter Job Market Grow; More Than Recession at Work
Jean Kumagai; William Sweet
Physics Today 45 (3), 55–57 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809571
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PhDs Fared Worse in 1990 Job Market, Survey Shows
Physics Today 45 (3), 57–58 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809572
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Acoustical Society Surveys Community in US and Canada
Physics Today 45 (3), 58 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809573
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AAPT Elects Voss to be 1991 Vice President
Physics Today 45 (3), 58 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809574
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Hinze is Appointed Editor of JGR—Solid Earth
Physics Today 45 (3), 58 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809575
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Opinion

Physicists in the ‘Age of Diminished Expectations’
Arthur Kantrowitz
Physics Today 45 (3), 61–63 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809576
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Books

Niels Bohr's Times, in Physics, Philosophy, and Polity
Abraham Pais; Roger H. Stuewer
Physics Today 45 (3), 65–66 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809577
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The Weak Interaction in Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics
K. Grotz; H. V. Klapdor; Richard Madey
Physics Today 45 (3), 66 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809578
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Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Deep Interior
Jean‐Paul Poirier; J. Michael Brown
Physics Today 45 (3), 66–67 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809579
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The Exploratorium Science Snackbook: Teacher Created Versions Of Exploratorium Exhibits
Robert Ehrlich
Physics Today 45 (3), 67 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809580
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The Laser in America, 1950–1970
Joan Lisa Bromberg; Peter Franken
Physics Today 45 (3), 67–68 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809581
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Too Hot to Handle: The Race for Cold Fusion
Frank Close; Kelvin Lynn
Physics Today 45 (3), 68 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809582
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Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine
Bruce J. West; Paul F. Zweifel
Physics Today 45 (3), 68–70 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809583
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The Cosmic Water Hole
Emmanuel Davoust; James M. Cordes
Physics Today 45 (3), 70 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809584
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New Books
Physics Today 45 (3), 70–73 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809585
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New Products

New Products
Physics Today 45 (3), 75–77 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809586
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We Hear That

American Geophysical Union Salutes Research Achivements
Physics Today 45 (3), 79 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809587
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Optical Society Recognizes Five Outstanding Engineers
Physics Today 45 (3), 79–80 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809588
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Obituaries

Robert Karplus
Geoffrey F. Chew
Physics Today 45 (3), 80 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809589
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W. Carlisle Barber
Gerald Peterson; Peter T. Demos; William E. Turchinetz; Perry B. Wilson; Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
Physics Today 45 (3), 80–81 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809590
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Edwin A. Yunker
Kenneth S. Krane; David B. Nicodemus
Physics Today 45 (3), 81 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809591
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Arnold Rosenblum
Jeffrey M. Cohen; Peter Havas; V. Gordon Lind
Physics Today 45 (3), 81–82 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809592
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David Sloan
James Benford; Edward Lofgren; L. Jackson Laslett; Andy Faltens
Physics Today 45 (3), 82 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809593
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William L. McLean
Peter Lindenfeld
Physics Today 45 (3), 82 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809594
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Kundun S. Singwi
Purusottam Jena; Liu Liu; Mario Tosi; Alf Sjölander; Rajiv Kalia; Priya Vashishta
Physics Today 45 (3), 82–83 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809595
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Calendar

Calendar
Physics Today 45 (3), 85–92 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2809596
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