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University Education in Physics and the Needs of Industry

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How far should Physics education in universities go in meeting industry’s needs and at the same time remaining a “true university”?

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Joshua, S.J. (1995). University Education in Physics and the Needs of Industry. In: Bernardini, C., Tarsitani, C., Vicentini, M. (eds) Thinking Physics for Teaching. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1921-8_34

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