CERN Courier: September 2002
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Paul Dirac: a genius in the history of physics
This year is the 100th anniversary of Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac who was born in Bristol, England, on 8 August 1902 and died on 20 October 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida, US. Richard Dalitz looks back over a remarkable career in physics.
Polarized photocathodes make the grade
Future linear colliders will require high levels of performance from their electron sources. A group at SLAC has recently tested a structure that substantially exceeds current collider polarized electron source pulse-profile requirements. Jym Clendenin and Takashi Maruyama report.
Supergravity celebrates quarter of a century
The first complete theory of supergravity appeared 25 years ago last autumn. To mark the occasion, the State University of New York at Stony Brook held a workshop on the subject in December.
Testing models for quantum gravity
General relativity made Einstein an instant success. However, reconciling the theory with quantum mechanics has proved to be a formidable task, which is far from complete. Nick Mavromatos explains.
Quarks and Kiwis interact in New Zealand
New Zealand's well known natural beauty goes hand-in-hand with geographical isolation. But now a new research initiative is set to strengthen the bonds between the land of Ernest Rutherford and the international particle physics community.
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Viewpoint: Particle physics: a world without borders
It's about time particle physics laboratories collaborated in their communication, says Judy Jackson.