Response to 1981 History of Nuclear Physics Survey, 1982

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Response to 1981 History of Nuclear Physics Survey, 1982

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Nine-page typed, brief response to questionnaire with some special attention to his World War II research work and its influence on his career. File also includes three pages of biographical data. Recipients were asked to discuss their entry into a scientific career in general and nuclear physics in particular, their work during the Second World War, their scientific achievements, the funding of their projects, the roles of related sciences--especially high energy physics--in their research, their work as educators, their perceptions of the public's attitude towards science, and their involvement in physics-related organizations.

13 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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