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The AIP in 1966

MAY 01, 1967

During the past year the institute acquired a new director, three program heads and a Washington representative, says the recently completed annual report. It initiated new programs in information and education. The budget continued a 13% annual increase, and expanding publishing and service operations forced a move of some activities into quarters outside the institute‐owned building.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3034305

Bernard Hodes

APPOINTMENT OF a new director, initiation of several new programs and continuing expansion were characteristic of the American Institute of Physics in 1966. The annual report, just issued by Ralph A. Sawyer, who was acting director during most of 1966, also calls attention to the appointment of several persons to key positions in the organization. While most activities of the institute continued as they have been conducted in past years, a major reorganization occurred in information and documentation.

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