APS Forum on Physics and Society April 2002 Newsletter

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 2002

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Volume 31, Number 2 April 2002

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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, Urbana IL 61801, pugel@uiuc.edu. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson, Physics Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (501) 575-5918/fax (501) 575-4580, ahobson@uark.edu. Electronic Media Editor: Marc Sher, Physics Dept., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, sher@physics.wm.edu. Web Manager for APS: Joanne Fincham.

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