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The origin of the European Physical Society

SEP 01, 1972
With a speed that seemed to surprise even those most involved, Europe’s physicists smoothed out their differences and got down to the business of organizing a new physical society.
Gilberto Bernardini

Conceived in 1965, born in 1968, and by now a healthy, growing four‐year‐old, the European Physical Society is an excellent example of successful cooperation among physicists of different countries. This article is the story of how this new society came into being. It takes us across the continent, north and south, east and west; it introduces us to the many individuals who had a part in the evolution of EPS, and it demonstrates how cultural and political differences can be submerged when the goal is worthwhile.

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Gilberto Bernardini. Scuola Normale, Pisa.

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Volume 25, Number 9

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