Physics in 1975—new problems and insights
JUN 01, 1975
The retiring president of APS assesses future trends in employment and need for government support, and offers his own analysis of the new fundamental particles.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3069002
Following the tradition of past farewell messages, I will comment on the general health of physics; I also want to report, however, on a singular development that occurred during my term in office. This was the discovery of the new particles, an event that has generated a 20‐year high in the level of excitement among high‐energy physicists.
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Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
© 1975 American Institute of Physics
