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Canada’s birthday physics, Liberty’s true colours, Trump’s Science cover

30 Jun 2017 Hamish Johnston
Harriett Brooks poster
Famous Canadian: nuclear pioneer Harriett Brooks. (Courtesy: PI)
Tomorrow (1 July) is the 150th birthday of Canada. Or more precisely the anniversary of the day when

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