Crystallography and the future

FEB 01, 1975

With synchrotron sources as well as new detectors, materials and techniques, this 60‐year‐old discipline continues to capture the interest of solid‐state physicists.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3068816

André Guinier

Crystallography is a marvelous science for a young man or woman beginning a research career, and I would like to tell them some reasons why embarking in that discipline can be a good choice.

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André Guinier, Professor, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides of the Université Paris‐Sud, Centre d'Orsay.