Read article: Gin and ingenuity in Ireland
Gin and ingenuity in Ireland
Robert P Crease relives a few days doused in Irish history – and the country's physics-linked "gin of the year"
Read article: Gin and ingenuity in Ireland
Read article: Circle of influence
Circle of influence
Exact Thinking in Demented Times by Karl Sigmund is lively, vividly illustrated and occasionally idiosyncratic, writes Andrew Robinson
Read article: Richard Feynman from A to Z
Richard Feynman from A to Z
Virginia Trimble reveals her favourite Feynman stories, including the time she posed for a drawing for him
Read article: From physica to physics
From physica to physics
Tushna Commissariat reviews The History of Physics: a Very Short Introduction by John L Heilbron
Read article: The pioneer princess
The pioneer princess
In his latest Critical Point column, Robert P Crease examines the contributions to science of Princess Ekaterina Dashkova
Read article: Collecting books
Collecting books
Robert P Crease talks to David Wenner about how he started to collect physics books
Read article: The man behind the machine
The man behind the machine
The Turing Guide comprehensively covers the work and life of Alan Turing, and is a testament to his lasting legacy, says Google’s vice-president Vint Cerf
Read article: The dark side
The dark side
Can you use databases to study the history of physics? Robert P Crease finds out
Read article: The many faces of Fermi
The many faces of Fermi
Marco Delmastro casts his eye over the life of Enrico Fermi in The Last Man Who Knew Everything by David N Schwarz
Read article: Tale of two physicists
Tale of two physicists
The Quantum Labyrinth is an interesting look at the working relationship between the “calm and elegant Wheeler” and the “flamboyant, excitable Feynman”, writes Philip Ball
