The Open System David J. Chard Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht

Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt the laser for military uses

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The Open System David J. Chard Veteran science writer Jeff HechtA call to action for school and community leaders to reframe educational institutions as open systems that are adaptable and responsive to the needs of students, families, and communities. Landon MascareNaz and Doannie Tran propose that, even as events of this decade have exposed stress points in existing top down, closed systems within education and other public institutions, they have also created prime opportunities to rethink and redesign those