This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast celebrates the 30th anniversary of Physics World magazine. The first issue of the magazine came off the presses in October 1988 and this month’s special birthday issue looks back on the state of physics in that year and how much physics has (or has not) changed over the last three decades.

In this podcast you will hear from the five Physics World editors who put together the anniversary issue. As well as talking about the main themes of the issue, they reflect on how physics-related companies have changed over the years. We also discuss what was hot in physics news 30 years ago and find out what 14 leading authors think are the best science books published since 1988.

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