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Accomplishments in Cuban Physics (up to 1995)

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Abstract

In late October 1995, one of the authors (CRH) paid a personal visit to Cuba. While there, he took advantage of a longstanding invitation to present a research seminar to the Cuban Physics Society. With respect to the development of physics in Cuba, curiosity led to subsequent visits to various centers including the University of Havana (UH), the Pedagogical Institute, the Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST), the Institute for Cybernetics, Mathematics, and Physics (ICIMAF), the Polytechnic Institute (ISPJAE), the Neuroscience Center, and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNIC).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Physics Department, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA

    Carlos R. Handy (Professor and Chair)

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba

    Carlos Trallero-Giner

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Angelo Baracca

  2. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany

    Jürgen Renn

  3. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany

    Helge Wendt

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Handy, C.R., Trallero-Giner, C. (2014). Accomplishments in Cuban Physics (up to 1995). In: Baracca, A., Renn, J., Wendt, H. (eds) The History of Physics in Cuba. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, vol 304. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8041-4_7

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