Paul Dlugokencky Cartoons

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2008

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Physics Caption Contest

APS President Urges Members to Take Action on Federal Science Funding
In response to the FY08 budget passed by Congress, which fell nearly a billion dollars short in science funding compared to the levels authorized last summer, APS president Arthur Bienenstock sent two email messages to all APS members, urging them to write to Congress.

2007

Schrodinger's Parrot
A cartoon by Paul Dlugokencky.

Physics and Technology Forefronts
MIT Team Devises Scheme for Wireless Non-Radiative Energy Transfer

2006

Viewpoint
New website lets visitors assess "female-friendliness" of graduate departments; World Year of Physics just the beginning.

2005

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Einstein and Bohr get physical at the WYP gala (cartoon)

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Young Albert E. and the Miracle Year

Einstein in the 21st Century
A Paul Dlugokencky cartoon.

2004

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The Impact of Current Visa Restrictions on National Security

2003

California Physics Departments Face More Budget Cuts in an Uncertain Future
The recall election is over, but funding woes continue for the state's once top-ranked university system.

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Physics boot camp

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The Science of Harry Potter

Introductory Physics Taught Using Comic Book Heroes
A physics professor employs a unique approach to spark student interest in physics.

New Spanish Lab Manual Available for Physics Teachers
APS joins forces with Mexican Physical Society to translate textbook of simple physics

Physics for Commuters
If you're bored in the bus in Boston, try solving some physics problems.

This Month in Physics History
Circa January 1961: Lorenz and the Butterfly Effect

2002

Getting Fruitcake Off the Shelf with Basic Physics
There may be hope for that holiday fruitcake after all, thanks to a little chemistry and physics.

Editorial Cartoon
Schön vs Co-Authors

Societies Honor Physics Olympiad Team
Five students have been selected as winners of the 2002 Physics Olympiad.

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Scientist splits atom, finds toy prize inside.

Scientific Societies Foil Potential Journal Scam
A Los-Angeles-based journal subscription service has settled out of court in a civil lawsuit alleging fraudulent business practices.

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Variations on a Theme by Dirac

2001

Editorial Cartoon
Physicists Strive to Build a Black Hole

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Unity of Physics in Action: Voices from Around the World

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Feline Physics - All the physical properties of cats.

Woodstock West: Celebrating the New MgB2 Superconductors
Physicists pack Seattle Convention Center for marathon session on new superconductors.

Tackling Issues of the Disabled Head-On
New task force aims to make life easier for disabled members.

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
A Cartoon by Paul Dlugokencky

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Cartoon: "The Physics of Love"

2000

Editorial Cartoon
Security Tightened at National Labs

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Cartoon: Heisenberg and his Uncertainty Principle.

Editorial Cartoon
Election Campaign

Physicist/Mountaineer Summits World's Highest Peak
OPA's Francis Slakey conquers Mount Everest and lives to tell about it.

Editorial Cartoon
Wen Ho Lee awaits his day in court.

Mechanics of Publishing APS Journals
How APS Journals were and are published.

Poll Reveals All-Star Physicists
Physics World names Top Ten physicists; readers are invited to submit own lists.

1999

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
A Conversation in Kansas

Festival Profile
Foam food for thought. The "Phizz" of foamy food and drink.

Cartoon
Breaking News at the APS Centennial Meeting

Cartoon
Theories of Everything

1998

Physicists Win Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
The 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Horst Stormer of Columbia University, Dan Tsui of Princeton, University, and Robert Laughlin of Stanford University. Two other APS Fellows shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Walter Kohn of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and John Pople of Northwestern University

1997

Cartoon
Superfluidity of Barbecue Sauce

1996

The Back Page
A collection of science-related cartoons.

Cartoon
Einstein's Seventh Grade Teacher

Cartoon
The Search in the Research Funding Maze

Cartoon
At the Subcommittee for Short-Term Thinking...