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July 1999 (Volume 8, Number 7)

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News

Science Advisors Past and Present Gather at APS Centennial
Former presidential science advisors from Eisenhower on gathered at the Centennial meeting for a special panel discussion on science policy past and present.

APS Statement on National Security and the Open Conduct of Science
The Council of the American Physical Society emphasizes the critical connection between US national security and scientific research activities.

APS Joins Other Scientific Organizations to Endorse Statement on DOD S&T Funding
The APS has endorsed a statement urging Congress to approve a strong FY2000 DOD budget.

To Advance and Diffuse the Knowledge of Physics: 100 Years of the American Physical Society
Meeting and Journal Firsts.

Northwest Section Holds First Meeting
The fledgling section held its first meeting at the University of British Columbia in May.

Lessons from BAPS: Vol 1 (Second Series)
Excepts from Volume 1, covering 1925 and 1926, give a snapshot of that era

Festival Profile
Foam food for thought. The "Phizz" of foamy food and drink.

Putting a New Spin on MRI
The next generation of MRI machines will use spin-polarized inhaled noble gases for high-resolution imaging of the heart and lungs.

Physics and Technology Forefronts
Micro electro mechanical systems: pyrite or pure gold?

Opinion

The Back Page
W.K.H. Panofsky discusses the role of nuclear weapons after the Cold War

Departments

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
The Astronomer's Drinking Song

Science advisors reunite at the APS Centennial
White House science advisors

Photo by: Steven J. Swieter of Swieter Images

Science advisors past and present at the APS Centennial meeting in Atlanta: (from left) Jack Gibbons, D. Allan Bromley, Bill Graham, Jay Keyworth, Frank Press, Guy Stevers, Ed David, and Don Hornig.

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