Keynote address and awards ceremony [sound recording].

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Keynote address and awards ceremony [sound recording].

Held at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center on July 25, 1985. Speakers include: Chairman Burton Richter; Matt Sands giving keynote address on strong focusing; awards acceptance from Ernest D. Courant, M. Stanley Livingston, Robert R. Wilson, H.T. Edwards.

Transcripts: 19 p.

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