Outputs (3)

Lo stato solido e la nuova mappa della fisica (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martin, J. D. (2024, September). Lo stato solido e la nuova mappa della fisica. Presented at XLIV Congresso Nazionale Sisfa, Firenze

Neither solid state nor condensed matter physics existed at the end of World War II. Physical problems related to the properties of materials, of course, have a much longer history, but the physics community was not yet subdivided in a way that recog... Read More about Lo stato solido e la nuova mappa della fisica.

History Of Solid State And Condensed Matter Physics (2025)
Book Chapter
Martin, J. (in press). History Of Solid State And Condensed Matter Physics. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Physics. Oxford University Press

Solid state physics, the branch of physics focused on the physical properties of solid matter, emerged in the mid-twentieth century as physics grew and diversified, both conceptually and professionally. The study of solids and other condensed materia... Read More about History Of Solid State And Condensed Matter Physics.

Acid Test: The AD-X2 Affair and the Political Awakening of American Science (2025)
Journal Article
Martin, J. D. (in press). Acid Test: The AD-X2 Affair and the Political Awakening of American Science. American Quarterly, 77(3),

In March 1953, Allen Astin, Director of the National Bureau of Standards, lost his job. He was fired by Sinclair Weeks, Dwight Eisenhower's newly confirmed Secretary of Commerce. The bureau had concluded that AD-X2, an after-market additive advertise... Read More about Acid Test: The AD-X2 Affair and the Political Awakening of American Science.