Steven M. George

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References

  1. "APS Fellowship". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  2. "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. "APS Fellows 1997". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.