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Print edition: December 2000
Physics in Action
The many states of americium
Tin clusters foil high temperatures
Electron waves under the microscope
Post-deadline
Semiconductor makes atomic diffusion clearer
News & Analysis
Physics takes centre stage
Philanthropist funds Canadian institute
Neutrons tackle landmines
Reviews
John Bell: friend, colleague and pioneer
Mysticism, physics and psychoanalysis
The Web - a physics success story
The life and legacy of Julian Schwinger
The Moon seen through a looking glass
Defining moments in the history of time
Tribute to a man who lived for the stars
The Persuit of Perfect Packing, Tomaso Aste and Denis Weaire
Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers, David DeVorkin
Splitting the Second: The Story of Atomic Time, Tony Jones
Defining moments in the history of time
Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide, Gerald North
Climbing the Mountain: The Scientific Biography of Julian Schwinger, Jagdish Mehra and Kimball Milton
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, Charles Seife
How the Web Was Born, James Gillies and Robert Cailliau
Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin
The Triad:The Ohysicists, the analysts, the Kabbalists, Tom Keve
Quantum Reflections, (ed) John Ellis and Daniele Amati
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