April 1998 (Volume 7, Number 4)

April 1998 (Volume 7, Number 4) Entire Issue

News

Physical Review Focus
A free on-line service that explains selected research articles from the APS journals at a level accessible to most APS members.

Blume Guides APS Journals Into Electronic Age
APS Editor-in-Chief Martin Blume reviews the accomplishments of his first year in office.

Physicists to be Honored at the Joint APS/AAPT Spring 1998 Meeting
Sixteen physicists will be honoreed at the upcoming APS/AAPT Spring Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, this month.

A Century of Physics
1900 - 1915 Foundations of the New Physics

International News
Workshop Explores Collaborations in Africa

In Brief
Gibbons retires as science advisor; Science and Technology week; Unit Leaders convene at APS headquarters; PECASE Awards.

Opinion

APS Views
Third International Math and Science Study: 12th Grade Advanced Science Results

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Why God never received a PhD

Letters
Lipkin on Postmodernism; Schwartz on APS mission statement.

The Back Page
Thoughts on Science, Technology, and Human Well-Being in the Next Fifty Years

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