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In depth: Culture, history & society
The why and how of it all
Dec 6, 2012 11 comments Review
Two books about why the universe bothers to exist, reviewed by Tim Maudlin
Von Neumann's computer
Dec 6, 2012 3 comments Review
A book on the early history of practical computers, reviewed by Martin Campbell-Kelly
Voyager – a mission for life
Dec 6, 2012 Feature
Mark Williamson asks what keeps scientists motivated in the 35-year-old Voyager mission
What made Bell Labs special?
Nov 29, 2012 1 comment Review
A history of Bell Labs, reviewed by Andrew Gelman
Soft matter's charismatic pioneer
Nov 22, 2012 2 comments Review
A biography of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, now available in English translation, reviewed by Tom McLeish
Between the lines
Nov 22, 2012 1 comment Review
A graphic novel about the first atomic bomb and a biography of the anti-nuclear campaigner Joseph Rotblat, reviewed by Margaret Harris
A strange cat in Dublin
Nov 15, 2012 5 comments Review
A new biography of Erwin Schrödinger, reviewed by Cormac O'Raifeartaigh
The physics of sport – readers' pictures
Nov 9, 2012 Review
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
Starting from scratch
Nov 8, 2012 Feature
Mehdi Yazdanpanah describes how he turned $500 and one great idea from his PhD research into a successful small business
The science of Prometheus
Oct 25, 2012 5 comments Review
A collection of essays by the cosmopolitan chemist Roald Hoffmann, reviewed by Seymour Mauskopf
Between the lines
Oct 18, 2012 Review
Books about sand, paradoxes in physics and an ill-fated polar expedition, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Hans Bethe's early life
Oct 18, 2012 3 comments Review
Jeremy Bernstein reviews Nuclear Forces: the Making of the Physicist Hans Bethe
How to vote
Oct 5, 2012 8 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease reveals his tactic for determining the scientific qualifications of political candidates
The academic pyramid
Oct 4, 2012 1 comment Feature
Margaret Harris investigates the scarcity of permanent academic posts for PhD-trained physicists
