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FPS Home   |   Newsletters   |   Physics & Society: April 2012

Physics & Society: April 2012


Volume 41, Number 2

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Editor's Comments
Cameron Reed
Forum news
  • Statement from the Incoming FPS Chair
    Pushpa Bhat
  • Candidates for Forum Executive Committee Positions
Letters
  • Nuclear Downsizing
    Alex DeVolpi
Articles
Reflections on the Forum at Forty
David Hafemeister
American Physics, Climate Change, and Energy
Wallace M. Manheimer
Understanding the Recent IAEA Report on Iran
Christopher Hobbs
Reviews
Physics of Sustainable Energy II: Using Energy Efficiently and Producing it Renewably
Reviewed by Paul P. Craig

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: Cameron Reed, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801. Assistant Editor: Jonathan Wurtele, UC-Berkeley. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Andrew Post-Zwicker. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman; Barbara Levi; David Harris. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org. Physics and Society can be found on the web.

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