Physics degrees during the 1950’s
JAN 01, 1962
The following Summary of degrees granted in physics from 1950 through 1959 is based on data compiled by the US Office of Education. The author is a specialist for mathematics and physical science in the Office’s Division of Higher Education.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3057968
During the decade of the 1950’s the number of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics declined sharply during the first half and then increased just as markedly in the last half of the decade, with an especially large increase in the year 1958–59. With the exception of the low year 1949–50, the number of doctorates in physics did not vary significantly during the decade.
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Clarence B. Lindquist, US Office of Education.
© 1962 American Institute of Physics
