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APR 01, 1950
U.S. Committee joins international union; Television joins the family.
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The U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, recently organized by seven national scientific and engineering societies, has been admitted by unanimous consent as an adhering body to the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, according to a communication from J. M. Burgers, secretary of the Union with headquarters in Delft, Holland.

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