Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Politics or physics? Gerard DeGroot reviews Churchill’s Bomb, Graham Farmelo’s new book on Winston Churchill and the atomic bomb project Read article: Politics or physics?
Quantum mechanics Research update Uncertainty reigns over Heisenberg’s measurement analogy Physicists ponder quantum pioneer's original intention Read article: Uncertainty reigns over Heisenberg’s measurement analogy
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines Physics World reviews A Short, Bright Flash by Theresa Levitt and Rocket Girl by George Morgan Read article: Between the lines
History Blog Vintage snaps from space history UCL publishes archive of images from the history of space exploration
Philosophy, sociology and religion Feature Laura Bassi and the city of learning Paula Findlen examines the life of arguably the first female professional physicist Read article: Laura Bassi and the city of learning
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines A play about Newton and books about Internet spam and quantum randomness, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
History Podcasts The enigmatic life of J Robert Oppenheimer Learn more about this pivotal figure in the history of modern physics from his biographer Ray Monk Read article: The enigmatic life of J Robert Oppenheimer
Personalities News Physicist Kenneth Wilson dies at 77 Nobel laureate developed theory of phase transitions Read article: Physicist Kenneth Wilson dies at 77
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews The new idols Robert P Crease wonders who would today be on Francis Bacon's list of "idols" that hamper our study of nature Read article: The new idols
History Opinion and reviews Structural disputes A biography of the mathematical biophysicist Dorothy Wrinch, reviewed by Athene Donald Read article: Structural disputes