Presenter Full Name
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Professor Marvin L. Cohen
Award Recipient
:
National Medal of Science
Institution
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University of California at Berkeley
Year & Semester
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1995 Fall
Presentation Date
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October 16, 1995
University Professor Marvin L. Cohen of the University of California at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe how physical models, quantum mechanics, and modern computers have replaced the alchemists' magic, frogs, and potions and have made it possible to predict such new materials as superhard diamonds and nanometer-size tubes.