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Physical Review Focus Website

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Physical Review Focus is a free online digest that provides brief explanations of selected research from APS journals.



Physics in History

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Learn about locations and details Livingston and Lawrence with magnet of their 37-inch cyclotronof important physics events. Maybe one occurred near you.

This Month in Physics History
What significant happened this month in physics history? Read APS News history feature and find out!

Physics Images

Beautiful and interesting images from recent physics projects are highlighted on the APS home page.
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Physics for All Programs

Historic Sites Initiative

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The purpose of the Historic Sites initiative is to raise public awareness of physics. Unexpected encounters with an attractive plaque that identifies an important and interesting event in the history of physics will be an effective way of getting physics before the general public. The initiative will also benefit physicists by increasing their own awareness of important past scientific advances, hence of their membership in the historic evolution of their profession.

LaserFest

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Watching your favorite movie on DVD. Surfing the web for an elusive piece of information. Saving time and scanning your own barcodes in the self check-out at the grocery store. Without the work of scientists 50 years ago to create the laser, we wouldn’t have these and countless other technologies today. The first laser was successfully operated in 1960. This milestone marks one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century – one that has revolutionized the way we live.

Museum Academia Workshop

Museum Academia Workshop on successful partnerships - includes PowerPoint presentation.