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Exploring the nuclear world: the life and science of Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber
Sidney Perkowitz delves into the life of the trailblazing nuclear physicist, who overcame significant odds to pursue her work
This is what physicists think about cancelling wrongdoers from history
Robert P Crease explores the debate over whether we should rename terms in physics
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Read all about it: how typography influences your understanding
Robert P Crease looks at the subtle power and influence of fonts when reading about science
The demise of an electronics giant: the men who killed General Electric
Anita Chandran reviews Power Failure: the Rise and Fall of General Electric by William D Cohan
Einstein as you’ve never seen him before
Andrew Robinson reviews Einstein: the Man and His Mind by Gary S Berger and Michael DiRuggiero
The ethical dilemmas of renaming scientific principles that honour fallen idols
Robert P Crease looks at the ethics of renaming scientific principles that honour discredited figures
Mentor and student: how Ernest Rutherford and Mark Oliphant changed nuclear physics
Margaret Harris reviews The Basis of Everything: Rutherford, Oliphant and the Coming of the Atomic Bomb by Andrew Ramsey
Ever felt your ordinary human experience is being delegitimized? It’s the fault of ‘scientific gaslighters’
Robert P Crease introduces the notion of “scientific gaslighters”
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