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The international union of pure and applied physics

MAY 01, 1969
With national committees from 37 countries directing its policy and activity, IUPAP fosters international meetings, spreads information and hopes to advance international understanding.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3035575

Larkin Kerwin

PHYSICISTS HAVE BEEN GROUPED for most of the century in a continuing international association, but its fortunes have been erratic, particularly during and immediately following World War I. In 1931, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) was one of eight scientific unions, including those of chemistry, biology and astronomy, doing business on a world‐wide scale. The Union’s purpose is to foster international physics meetings, more rapid dissemination of information and the establishment of international standards, units and nomenclature.

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Larkin Kerwin, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

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Volume 22, Number 5

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