Read article 'Bruno Touschek and the Birth of e+e- Physics'
Bruno Touschek and the Birth of e+e- Physics
Volume XIII in the Frascati Physics Series contains the proceedings of the memorial meeting held in Frascati in November 1998.
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Read article 'The Standard Model in the Making – Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions'
The Standard Model in the Making – Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions
Guido Altarelli reviews in 2000 The Standard Model in the Making - Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions.
Read article 'Weaving the Web – The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor'
Weaving the Web – The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor
James Gillies reviews in 2000 Weaving the Web - The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor.
Read article 'The electron century'
The electron century
In 1900 nobody could have even dreamed of the way in which science would evolve over the 100 years that followed. Theorist and science writer Frank Close reviews the past century and looks forward to...
Read article 'Physics in a cold climate'
Physics in a cold climate
This brief excerpt from the foreword of a new book of lectures in theoretical physics by Misha Shifman gives a penetrating insight into the traditions of Russian physics and the life of a theoretical ...
Read article 'Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics'
Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics
Over a decade later, the messages in these lectures remain fresh.
Read article 'Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering'
Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering
Maury Tigner reviews in 1999 Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering.
Read article 'Heavy Water and the Wartime Race for Nuclear Energy'
Heavy Water and the Wartime Race for Nuclear Energy
Gordon Fraser reviews in 1999 Heavy Water and the Wartime Race for Nuclear Energy.
Read article '40 years of CERN’s Proton Synchrotron'
40 years of CERN’s Proton Synchrotron
CERN's Proton Synchrotron achieved its first high-energy beams 40 years ago. The pioneers at CERN had dared to follow a new, untested route in a bid to become the world's highest energy machine. Now, ...
Read article 'Silver celebration for Swiss pions'
Silver celebration for Swiss pions
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first particle beams at the former Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research, now better known as the Paul Scherrer Institute.
