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Work needed

The page is initialized but certainly needs work. If someone with direct access to the archives at MIT can complete the lists of original members, books and films, it will be a great help. Also an introduction should be written. A discussion of the adoption and history of the PSSC program is also needed. Thanks, PeterEasthope (talk) 17:13, 30 August 2009 (UTC).[reply]

The name

The MIT archive page has "Physical Science Study Committee" whereas other pages have "Physical Sciences Study Committee". Which is correct? Thanks, PeterEasthope (talk) 18:25, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The correct name is "Physical Science Study Committee".Nalberding (talk) 02:29, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

the correct name is physical science study committee Leby kel (talk) 13:57, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

As I understand, the PSSC led the modernization of science education in the 1950s and '60s. Just look at the External Links. Would be a shame to delete this article. Regards, PeterEasthope (talk) 17:12, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto, this group drove Physics education for 30 years around the world. I'm editing this because Physics (1st edition) inspired me to study engineering and IT. Adamtester (talk) 05:04, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello MIT

Isn't there one person at MIT who can spare the time to visit the archives and fill in names of committee members, and titles of books and films? Regards, PeterEasthope (talk) 15:15, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Needs development

The article remains at Stub-class, and looks almost skeletal, with lists but little text to flesh out the story. There is a lot that should be added describing the historical context, the early organization of the project, its development, conclusion, and successors. The involvement of textbook publishers and manufacturers of lab equipment is also missing, even though these were key to the rollout of the curriculum to high schools. I think there was a paper presented at Harvard in 2014 or 2015 covering some of these topics relating to PSSC and also Harvard Project Physics, possibly under the History of Science department. Reify-tech (talk) 15:50, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Compare this article to the more fully-developed ones The Feynman Lectures on Physics and Berkeley Physics Course. Reify-tech (talk) 18:07, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]