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Physics in Australia

JUL 01, 1951
When Oliphant and Titterton and a few other physicists known to their colleagues in the U.S. went awaltzing with Matilda at the other end of the world they did not vanish into oblivion. Australian physics, as the following article shows, is concisely organized, well‐supported, and in a state of vigorous growth.
L. G. H. Huxley

Although the principles, methods, and terminology of a fundamental science, such as physics, should transcend geography, yet the branches of the science towards which a community chooses to direct its efforts may be expected to be influenced not only by geographical, but also by political and economic considerations.

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L. G. H. Huxley, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

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