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NRC‐AIP Conference on the Production of Physicists: A summary

JUN 01, 1955
The demand for more men and women with specialized knowledge is felt generally in the sciences and other disciplines as well. In few is it so acutely felt as in physics. The problem of immediate concern to the physics profession is that far more emphasis needs to be placed on the study of mathematics and physics in our schools if the nation’s growing requirements for physicists are to be satisfied.
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Some months ago, at the initiative of the Division of Physical Sciences of the National Research Council, plans were set in motion for a small gathering of physicists, educators, and representatives of industry and government to consider what concerted action might be taken to strengthen physics education in the United States as a means for improving both the quality and the quantity of physicists. The resulting Conference on the Production of Physicists, sponsored jointly by the National Research Council and the American Institute of Physics, took place from March 31st through April 2nd at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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