Laser pioneer Charles Townes dies aged 99
Physicist shared the 1964 Nobel prize for his work on the microwave laser
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Oppenheimer and the Bomb
A panel discussion about putting physics on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Once a physicist: Mark Levinson
Physicist-turned-film-director Mark Levinson describes how making a documentary about the discovery of the Higgs boson took him back to his scientific roots
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Physicists get set for UNESCO’s Year of Light
A whole host of events will celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light
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The world of physics in 2015
Find out more about the key physics events of the coming year – and those we predict might happen
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Multimedia highlights of 2014
From detecting landmines to the art of quantum kung fu
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Literature of the lab
Robert P Crease wants your picks for the best fiction books set in physics labs
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A cabinet of invisible curiosities
Philip Ball's book on the science and superstition of invisibility through the ages, reviewed by Ulf Leonhardt
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Between the lines: Christmas special
A collection of physics-themed books on topics ranging from aliens to zombies, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Stalin’s scientists
A multifaceted portrait of scientific life in the Soviet Union, reviewed by Asif Siddiqi
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