New Directions in Physics

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages ix-x
Foreword, Pages xi-xii, Siegfried S. Hecker
1 - Los Alamos in the 1980s, Pages 1-6, Donald M. Kerr
2 - Tiny Computers Obeying Quantum Mechanical Laws, Pages 7-25, Richard P. Feynman
3 - Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Pages 27-35, F. Bloch
4 - Experimental Evidence That an Asteroid Impact Led to the Extinction of Many Species 65 Million Years Ago, Pages 37-76, Luis W. Alvarez
5 - The Lunar Laboratory, Pages 77-85, Edward Teller
6 - The Future of Particle Accelerators: Post-WWII and Now, Pages 87-94, R.R. Wilson
7 - Models, Hypotheses and Approximations, Pages 95-105, Rudolf Peierls
8 - Comments on Three Thermonuclear Paths for the Synthesis of Helium, Pages 107-110, Anthony Turkevich
9 - … And the Sad Augurs Mock Their Own Presage, Pages 111-114, E. Segrè
10 - Experiments on Time Reversal Symmetry and Parity, Pages 115-130, Norman F. Ramsey
11 - On the Course of Our Magnetic Fusion Energy Enterprise, Pages 131-135, D.W. Kerst
12 - Early Days in the Lawrence Laboratory (1931–1940), Pages 137-161, Edwin M. McMillan
13 - Nuclear Charge Distribution in Fission, Pages 163-189, Arthur C. Wahl
14 - Developing Larger Software Systems, Pages 191-204, Eldred Nelson
15 - Reflections on Style in Physics, Pages 205-212, J.H. Manley
16 - Tuning Up the TPC, Pages 213-232, Owen Chamberlain
17 - Remarks on the Future of Particle Physics, Pages 233-234, Robert Serber
18 - Supernova Theory, Pages 235-256, H.A. Bethe
19 - How Well We Meant, Pages 257-265, I.I. Rabi
20 - History and the Hierarchy of Structure, Pages 267-292, Cyril Stanley Smith