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A national information system for physics

APR 01, 1968
Ever‐expanding horizons of physics have brought about radical increases in the amount of information. A system is being developed whereby this information can be quickly processed and made readily accessible.
H. William Koch

INFORMATION CONTENT of physics has been influenced dramatically by vigorous developments in research and education since 1946. These developments are the direct result of two federal science policies.

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References

  1. 1. D. F. Hornig, Science 156, 628 (1967).https://doi.org/SCIEAS

  2. 2. L. M. Branscomb, “The Misinformation Explosion: Is the Literature Worth Reviewing?”, speech given to the Philosophical Society of Washington, 17 Nov. 1967.

  3. 3. D. J. de Solla Price, Little Science, Big Science, Columbia University Press, New York (1963).

  4. 4. S. Pasternack, PHYSICS TODAY 19, no. 5, 38 (1966).https://doi.org/PHTOAD

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H. William Koch, American Institute of Physics.

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