F O R U M O N P H Y S I C S & S O C I E T Y
of The American Physical Society
April 2001

Volume 30, Number 2 April 2001

PDF file of entire issue (36 pp)

• Comments from the Editor. PDF
  
• Articles
  
  1. What is the Imperative for Basic Science that Serves National Needs?: Gerald Holton.....PDF
  2. Leukemia from Military Use of Depleted Uranium: Bernard Cohen.....PDF
  3. How to Think About Proliferation and Nuclear Power: William C. Sailor.....PDF
  4. Nuclear Energy: Will It Save the World?: Bertram Wolfe.....PDF
  5. Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power: Deja vu All Over Again?: Eugene A. Rosa.....PDF

• Commentary.....PDF
  
  1. The Perceived Conflict between Science and Meaning: Todd Duncan
  2. Religious Education Harms Science/Math Education?: Karl H. Puechl

• Fiction.....PDF
  
  1. Boxed In: Kelly Bennett

• Forum Affairs.....PDF
  
  1. The Story behind the Annual FPS membership statistics: Aviva Brecher
  2. Results of the 2001 Forum Election: Marc Sher
• Letters.....PDF
  
  1. More on Heinz Barschall: Harry Lustig
  2. Pro Fiction in P&S: Gregory Benford
  3. More Kudos: Paul Craig
  4. A Flawed Picture of Nuclear Workers: David Bodansky
  5. Anti-Fireplace Hoax: Lawrence Cranberg
• News .....PDF
  
  1. New Kansas Board Reinstates Evolution
  2. Breaking News in Planetary History
  3. New Climate Change Reports: Planetary History in the Making
  4. In Other News

• Reviews.....PDF
  
  1. The APS's DEW Study: Genesis, Influence on SDI and Lessons for Renewed APS Inolvement During the George W. Bush Administration: Bernd W. Kubbig, reviewed by Al Saperstein
  2. Recent Articles in Science on Global Warming: reviewed by John Michael Williams
  3. Has Radiation Protection Become a Health Hazard?: Gunnar Walinder, reviewed by A. John Ahlquist

Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words, technicalities are encouraged), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Editor: Al Saperstein, Physics Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, (313) 577-2733/ fax (313) 577-3932, ams@physics.wayne.edu. Articles Editor: Betsy Pugel, Loomis Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urban IL 61801, pugel@uiuc.edu. News Editor: Marc Sher, Physics Department, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA 23187, (757) 221-3538, sher@physics.wm.edu and Phil Goldstone, Los Alamos National Lab, pgoldstone@lanl.gov. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson, Physics Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (501) 575-5918/fax (501) 575-4580, ahobson@comp.uark.edu. Electronic Media Editor: Marc Sher. Layout(for paper issues): Alicia Chang. Web manager for APS: Joanne Fincham