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April 2012 Newsletter

Volume 41, Number 2

Cameron Reed, Editor

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In This Issue

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 GoodmanBarbara LeviDavid Harris. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.orgPhysics and Society can be found on the web.