Forum News
FPS Invited Speaker Sessions at March and April 2019 APS Meetings
Articles
A Physicist Politician and Renewable Energy, Peter Somssich
Leo Szilard Award (2019) for Zia Mian – Why We Must Tilt At Windmills, Pervez Hoodbhoy
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson: 2019 Recipient of the Burton Award, Ruth Howes
Cyber Vulnerabilities and Nuclear Weapons Risks, Lauren J. Borja and M. V. Ramana
Neutrinos May Have a Practical Niche in North Korea Diplomacy, Rachel Carr and Patrick Huber
Sovereign Nations as Interacting Molecules, Alvin M. Saperstein
Reviews
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, Steven Pinker
Lasers, Death Rays and the Long Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon, Jeff Hecht
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