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October 2009 Newsletter

Volume 38, Number 4

Cameron Reed, Editor

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In This Issue

Forum News

  • Ad-hoc Committee Examines APS Climate Change Statement, Don Prosnitz & Philip W. Hammer
  • Call for Nominations: Beller and Marshak Endowed Lectureships, The APS Committee on International Scientific Affairs invites APS Divisions, Topical Groups, and Forums to submit nominations for the 2010 APS Beller and Marshak Endowed Lectureships.
  • Candidates for Forum Executive Committee Positions, Elections to fill open positions on the Forum's Executive Committee

Articles

  • Materials for Sustainable Energy, George Crabtree
  • Science as a Model for Rational, Legitimate Government Capable of Meeting Society’s Grand Challenges, Lewis M. Branscomb
  • The Medical Isotope Shortage, Thomas J. Ruth
  • A Contract Between Science and Society: The Canadian Experience with Nuclear Waste Management, Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Reviews

  • Global Catastrophes and Trends - the Next 50 Years, By Vaclav Smil, Reviewed by Bernard L. Cohen
  • Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines, By Richard A. Muller, Reviewed by Ruth Howes
  • Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, By Thomas L. Friedman, Reviewed by Peter Schroeder

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.

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