The Back Page article of the May APS News, entitled "Einstein, Ethics and the Atomic Bomb" contained an error which was introduced in the editing process, and was not the fault of the author, Patricia Rife.

A sentence which should have read "Elections in Germany brought Adolf Hitler into the position of Chancellor, approved by President Hindenburg, to lead the Third Reich," appeared in print as "Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor and approved by President Kaiser Wilhelm to lead the Third Reich."

APS News regrets the error, and apologizes both to our readers and to Dr. Rife. The complete version of Dr. Rife’s article, which was too long for the printed version, appears on the web

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July 2005 (Volume 14, Number 7)

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New APS Open-Access Online Journal Features Physics Education Research
APS Report Tackles Proliferation Resistance and Nuclear Power
PhysicsQuest Winners Collect Grand Prize at Institute in Princeton
High School Students Measure New Value for Earth’s Radius to Celebrate World Physics Year
On the Firing Line
Job Satisfaction High Among Recent Physics PhD’s
2005 US Physics Olympiad Team Honored
Atom Chips, Attosecond Lasers Featured
Northwest Section Holds Spring Meeting
APS Joins Other Organizations in Calling for Visa Reforms
Inside the Beltway: Washington Analysis and Opinion
Viewpoint
The Back Page
Members in the Media
This Month in Physics History
Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Ask the Ethicist
Correction