Avatars of hollywood in physical science

Physics Teacher

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Efthimiou, Costas J ^a   Llewellyn, Ralph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 79958139432     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2150756     Document Type: Article

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