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Ccnn COURIER International Journal of High Energy Physics History of CERN, III Edited by J ccnn COURIER International journal of high energy physics History of CERN, III Edited by J. Krige "The present volume continues the story of the history of CERN, concentrating on the years between the • mid 1960s and the late 1970s, Contents: Part I. Interactions. CERN from the mid-1960s to tie late 1970s (1 Krige). Gargamelle and BEBC How Europe's last two giant bubble chambers were chosen (D. Pestre). The difficult decision, taken in the 1960s, to construct a 3-400 GeV proton synchrotron in Europe (D, Pestre), The intersecting storage rings. The construction and operation of CERN's second large machine and a survey of its experimental programme. The relationship between CERN and its Visitors' in the 1970s (J. Krige), The ppbar project I, The collider (I Krige), The ppbar project It The organization of experimental work (J. Krige). Part 11 Physics Results. Physics in the CERN theory division (J. Hiopoubs). The SC: Isolde and nuclear structure {G> Hansen), Experimental studies of weak interactions (K. Winter), Part III, Technologies. The development of accelerator art and expertise at CERN: 1960-1980. Twenty fruitful years (M. CrowieyMlling), The development of electronic position detectors at CERN (1964 - late 1970s) (I Gambaro). Name index. Subject index. 1996 700pages Price: NLG 375.00 (US$234,50) Hardbound ISBN0*444*896554 ALREADY PUBLISHED: History of CERN, II History of CERN, I Volume II - Building and Running the Volume I - Launching the European Laboratory, 1954-1965 Organization for Nuclear Research By A. Hermann, J. Krige, U. Mersits and By A. Hermann, J. Krige, U. Mersits and D. Pestre D. Pestre With a contribution by L Weiss With a contribution by L Belloni "The authors... have put together this account of a complex mix "This is a very valuable book. 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