150 years of the periodic table
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of chemical elements
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An unelementary affair: 150 years of the periodic table
Robert P Crease traces the history of the periodic table, 150 years after Dmitri Mendeleev drew the first version
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Why solid-state physics is like a Star Wars plot
Can the growth of solid-state physics be likened to a Star Wars plot? Robert P Crease agrees that it can
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Newton: egomaniac or troubled genius?
Andrew Robinson reviews Isaac Newton: the Asshole Who Reinvented the Universe by Florian Freistetter
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Computing memories
Margaret Harris reviews The Cryotron Files: the Strange Death of a Pioneering Cold War Computer Scientist by Iain Dey and Douglas Buck
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It’s an ad, ad, ad, ad world
Consolidations, closures and change: a look at how the industrial physics community has evolved in the 30 years since Physics World's first issue
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How the world of physics has changed in the past 30 years
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Physics World
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Back to the future
Michael Banks looks at how some of the big news stories in physics from 30 years ago have moved on
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Martin Ryle: an energy visionary
Alan Cottey looks at the life of Nobel-prize-winner Martin Ryle – celebrated astronomer, renewable-energy advocate and peace activist
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Martin Ryle’s vision of renewable energy, what twistronics could do for us, big-G remains elusive
Physics World journalists discuss the legacy of Martin Ryle
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