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Physics in China

DEC 01, 1972
Recent American visitors to China find a concentration on applied physics, rather than basic research, and an attempt to make the higher‐education system more democratic

DOI: 10.1063/1.3071138

The People’s Republic of China has made remarkable progress in many aspects of applied physics. This was the conclusion drawn by seven physicists from the United States who recently visited China and then discussed their observations with us. They saw the production of integrated circuits, controlled‐fusion experiments, a superconducting gravimeter, telescopes, a variety of scientific instruments—all produced in China. The US visitors generally got the impression that China was concentrating very much on applications, rather than basic research. And they found a society‐wide attempt to make the higher‐education system more democratic.

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Gloria B. Lubkin. American Institute of Physics.

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Volume 25, Number 12

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