Behind Quantum Electronics: National Security as Basis for Physical Research in the United States, 1940-1960

@article{Forman1987BehindQE,
  title={Behind Quantum Electronics: National Security as Basis for Physical Research in the United States, 1940-1960},
  author={Paul Forman},
  journal={Historical Studies in The Physical and Biological Sciences},
  year={1987},
  volume={18},
  pages={149-229}
}
  • P. Forman
  • Published 1987
  • Physics
  • Historical Studies in The Physical and Biological Sciences
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