RE: Breast-beating Re M/F & US vs Europe in Physics.
From: "JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE, IL 60439" <JLU@hep.anl.gov>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 12:50:44 -0600
Hi Brian-
In response to:
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I am bemused to read the anguish concerning prior attitudes
to Physics stemming from K-12 education.
I freely acknowledge I have no great traction on this issue.
I seem to be prejudiced with the idea that the US has seen a great
resurgence in Physics in the not-distant past.
People have suggested that European emigrees - perhaps among them,
German Jewish teachers provided a wonderful leavening influence
on US students of the second half of this century.
It has been easy to point to measures as obvious as Nobels per
million population, as a cause for rejoicing.
Am I to take it that further US Physics triumphs are not to be
forthcoming?
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Well, the Nobel Prize committee hasn't yet gotten to
Nambu. Therefore, there is still hope.
Regards,
Jack
Altus OK