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October 2008 Newsletter

Volume 37, Number 4

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In This Issue

  • Editor's Comments, Jeffrey Marque, Alvin Saperstein
  • Forum Elections, Candidates for Vice Chair, Executive Committee and POPA Representative
  • Rudolf Peierls’ 1939 Analysis of Critical Conditions in Neutron Multiplication, By B. Cameron Reed

Letters

  • Response to David Williams on Energy, From Art Hobson
  • Concern About Monckton Article, From Joel D. Shore
  • Congratulation on Climate Issue, From Jonathan Wurtele

Articles

  • Simple Question, Simple Answer... Not, By Spencer R. Weart
  • Feynman and Me, By Paul Craig

Reviews

  • Earth: The Sequel, By Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn, Reviewed by Peter Schroeder
  • Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems, By Vaclav Smil, Reviewed by James A. Fay
  • The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, By James Gustave Speth

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), 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: Andrew Zwicker. Assistant Editor: Laura Berzak Hopkins. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Matthew Parsons. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman; Richard Wiener, Jeremiah Williams, Jeremiah Williams. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.