
To the stars, through adversity
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I'm an online editor at Physics World. I write about applied physics research, and generally "fly the flag" for the practical and commercial side of physics within the Physics World team. I joined Physics World in 2008, shortly after completing my PhD in experimental atomic physics at Durham University, but I’m not from these parts originally: I grew up in Kansas and did my undergraduate degree in the US. Aside from industry physics, I'm interested in science policy and every now and then I get nostalgic about soldering circuits and fiddling around with lasers. Outside work I enjoy hiking, reading about history and becoming less incompetent at karate.
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Margaret Harris reviews Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli
Margaret Harris reviews Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds by Greg Milner
Margaret Harris reviews An Astronomer’s Tale by Gary Fildes
Margaret Harris reviews Stalin and the Scientists: a History of Triumph and Tragedy by Simon Ings
Let’s build on the positives of publishing my first paper, and eliminate the negatives
Margaret Harris reviews Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
Margaret Harris reviews The Science of the Perfect Swing by Peter Dewhurst
The margin between a thrilling ride and a dangerous one can be narrow