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Print edition: December 1999
Features
Life, the universe, but not quite everything
The Manhattan Project: an enduring legacy
The new universe around the next corner
Physics in Action
Unstable nuclei reveal the need for a complete theory of the nucleus
Realizing the potential of fusion energy
Climate prediction is heavy weather
Turbulence nears a final answer
Glass physics: still not transparent
Solar magnetic field poses problems
Complexity, catastrophe and physics
Consciousness: the physicist's view
News & Analysis
Industrial physicists embrace the future
When physicists work with biologists
University physics looks to the future
Counting the true cost of energy
A brief history of physics and religion
Physicists must learn to love the public