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title: Engineering and Science, Volume 46:3, January 1983
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date: 1983-01
date_type: published
publication: Engineering and Science
volume: 46
number: 3
publisher: California Institute of Technology
place_of_pub: Pasadena, CA
id_number: CaltechES:46.3.0
refereed: FALSE
issn: 0013-7812
editors_name: Bonner, Jacquelyn
editors_id: Bonner-J
official_url: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:46.3.0
rights: You are granted permission for individual, educational, research and non-commercial reproduction, distribution, display and performance of this work in any format.
collection: CaltechES
toc: <h2>Table of Contents</h2>
<p><b><a href="02/Issue.pdf">In This Issue</a></b></p>
<p><b><a href="02/Drever.pdf">The Search for Gravitational Waves</a></b><br />
  <i>by Ronald W. P. Drever</i><br />
  Discovering gravity waves experimentally will open a new era of astronomy. An extremely sensitive Caltech detector is preparing to join the hunt for these very faint signals from space.</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Meredith.pdf">The Luminescent Solar Concentrator: An Illuminating Solution 
  for Solar Energy</a></b><br />
  <i>by Dennis Meredith</i><br />
  Plastic sheets permeated with laser dyes make photo voltaic cells more efficient in reaping electricity from the sun.</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Zoo.pdf">It's a Real Zoo</a></b><br />
  An illustrated view of man and beast at Caltech.</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Stevenson.pdf">Onions or Plum Puddings?</a></b><br />
  <i>by David 1. Stevenson</i><br />
  A planetary scientist discusses how planets form and evolve, particularly how the heavy material
  gets to the inside and leaves the light material on the outside.</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Corcoran.pdf">William H. Corcoran, 1920-1982</a></b><br />
  A report of the memorial service held for the late Institute Professor of Chemical Engineering.</p>
<p><i>Departments</i></p>
<p><b><a href="02/Student.pdf">Student Life</a></b><br />
  To Do Mathematics: The Odyssey of a Soviet Emigr&#xe9;</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Progress.pdf">Research in Progress</a></b><br />
  Digital vs. Analog &#8212; Communication Gap &#8212; Halley Heralded</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Random.pdf">Random Walk</a></b><br />
  Scenery Changes &#8212; Kenneth Wilson</p>
citation:       Engineering and Science, Volume 46:3, January 1983.  [Journal Issue]     https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:46.3.0 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:46.3.0>  
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