APS Forum on Physics and Society - January 1998

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Volume 27, Number 1 Jan 1998

• Letters
  

  1. Where Nuclear and High Energy Physicists Went Wrong: Bernard L. Cohen
  2. A comment on Terence Kealey's "The Economic Laws of Scientific Research and the review by Allan Walstad: Elmer Eisner

• Articles
  
  1. Liquidating the Cold War: Thomas L. Neff
  2. Seismic Event 130 kilometers SE of Novaya Zemlya, Aug. 16, 1997, Earthquake or "Clandestine Test": Gerald Marsh and Jack F. Evernden
  3. U.S. Missile Defense Activities and the Future of the ABM Treaty: George Lewis and He Yingbo
  4. How Much Reliability and Yield is Enough for a CTBT?: David Hafemeister

• News
  
  1. APS Mass Media Fellowship Program for Students
  2. Using Technology for Education: Panel Recommendations
  3. Good (relatively) News for TIMSS
  4. Summer Scare
  5. Physics Education and Employment
  6. End of Cold Fusion
  7. Vindication of APS?
  8. MIR Debate
  9. NSF Budget

• Reviews
  1. Nuclear Energy: Principles, Practices and Prospects, by David Bodansky: reviewed by Edward Gerjuoy
  2. The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the NAS: reviewed by David Hafemeister

• Comments
  1. Forum Launches Campaign to Endow the Szilard Lectureship
  2. Ethical Issues in Physics Workshop II Proceedings: Synopsis prepared by Marshall Thomsen and Bonnie Wylo