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Title: Panofsky Agonisters: 1950 Loyalty Oath at Berkeley; Pief navigates the crisis

Journal Article · · Physics Today
OSTI ID:943446

In 1949-1951 the University of California was traumatized and seriously damaged by a Loyalty Oath controversy. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, a young and promising physics professor and researcher at Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory, was caught up in the turmoil.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Physics Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
943446
Report Number(s):
LBNL-910E; PHTOAD; TRN: US200902%%155
Journal Information:
Physics Today, Vol. 62; ISSN 0031-9228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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