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Print edition: December 1998
Features
Marie Curie: scientific entrepreneur
Physics in Action
Planck's constant and the kilogram
Tackling turbulence in two dimensions
Surprises in superconducting discs
Rotamak offers new twist in the search for fusion
Reviews
Searching for planets: the inside story
Personal tales of particle physics
Robert Boyle: the secret alchemist
Aloof from the horrors of Hiroshima and the bomb
Los Alamos: a peep behind the fences
The boy who lost ten days of his life
Cannon-fodder for the science wars
Science in conflict: juicy disputes that reinforce bad habits