Crystals
SEP 01, 1949
The demand for single crystals has outstripped nature’s bounty. Research in crystal physics has revealed the opportunity for breeding new species which are better adapted than natural crystals to many technical applications.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3066621
In times past, well developed clear crystals were a rare gift of nature and were highly valued. Their luster and regularity of shape have been a source of pleasure to the layman through the centuries and a cause for speculation to the naturalist and philosopher.
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Hans Jaffe, Crystal Research Department of the Brush Development Company, Cleveland.
© 1949 American Institute of Physics
