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...often the big American hits like E.T., which sold 690,000 tickets in the first two weeks of its Paris run. The French are probably the most cosmopolitan fans in the world. "We will go see a Portuguese film one week and a Turkish one the next," says Marc Silvera, an official of the Centre National de la Cinématographic. "We are more open to films in other languages than the Americans or the British, and are willing to tolerate subtitles and dubbings. That makes the choice here much more diverse. There is something for everyone...
...physicists, who may be reluctant to leave their accustomed laboratories and sources of support, Harvard physicists noted. "Harvard is a great university but in terms of physics facilities, there's nothing we have that other universities wouldn't have," said Karl Strauch, who chaired the department last fall when Silvera's appointment was made...
...major reason for the department's success in hiring Silvera was his eagerness to return to America, Strauch said...
...Silvera is best known for his low-temperature work with single atoms of hydrogen, which are normally found only in pairs. Research on hydrogen, the simplest element, often results in useful information about other elements...
...Silvera did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a student of Tinkham's. Before he went to Amsterdam, he worked on basic research at a laboratory operated by the aerospace corporation Rockwell International...