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Cathedrals and Other Edifices

NOV 01, 1986
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On Two Levels

SEP 01, 1986
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Group Theory: Who Needs It?

AUG 01, 1986
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Computational Physics: Pluses and Minuses

JUL 01, 1986
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Science Needs Both the Big and the Little

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Desperately Seeking Superstrings?

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From Broken Symmetry to Chaos

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Fractals: Where’s the Physics?

FEB 01, 1986

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