Gravitating toward science: Parent-child interactions at a gravitational-wave observatory

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 846-858

  Szechter, Lisa E ^a   Carey, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 71749115607     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20333     Document Type: Article

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