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The AIP in 1979

AUG 01, 1980
The Annual Report surveys a year of long‐range planning during which the Institute re‐examined its functions, resources and opportunities
Physics Today

The Governing Board and staff of the American Institute of Physics applied themselves to some very basic questions during 1979: What are the functions of the Institute? How can its resources best be used in the future to attack the problems and seize the opportunities facing the US physics and astronomy community?

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