Read article 'Accelerator Physics'
Accelerator Physics
Helmut Burkhardt reviews in 1999 Accelerator Physics.
Read article 'Accelerator Physics'
Read article 'A tale of three regions'
A tale of three regions
The impact of CERN, particularly with regard to technology transfer and industrial spin-offs, shows an interesting three-fold pattern that reflects the very different geographical and political regi...
Read article 'From Hiroshima to the Iceman'
From Hiroshima to the Iceman
This is a fascinating account of a major particle accelerator application success by an enthusiastic scientist who played a major role in its development. Harry Gove contributed an article on AMS to ...
Read article 'Making Physics: a Biography of Brookhaven National Laboratory'
Making Physics: a Biography of Brookhaven National Laboratory
David C Rahm reviews in 1999 Making Physics: a Biography of Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Read article 'A wide span of physics'
A wide span of physics
Nobel prizewinner in 1984, architect and mason of CERN's biggest ever physics discovery and director-general of CERN from 1989 to 1993, Carlo Rubbia remains a continual fountainhead of new ideas. A ...
Read article 'Copenhagen interpretation'
Copenhagen interpretation
Now playing to full houses in London's theatreland is Copenhagen, a fascinating new play that imagines a dialogue between the ghosts of quantum pioneers Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg.
Read article 'Detectors for Particle Radiation by Konrad Kleinknecht'
Detectors for Particle Radiation by Konrad Kleinknecht
The second edition of this popular text has been updated with the inclusion of recent detector developments and a presentation of modern experimental facilities.
Read article 'Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory'
Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
Tian Yu Cao's book Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories, published in 1997, was hailed in many quarters as a masterpiece. The same careful thinking is evident in this book, the re...
Read article 'Historic hardware'
Historic hardware
Article reporting the exhibition of hardware used to detect the W and Z particles in the microcosm exhibition.
Read article 'Electron–positron pioneer'
Electron–positron pioneer
In 1960 Bruno Touschek gave a talk on electron-positron collisions that would change the face of physics. Last November, 20 years after his death, physicists gathered to celebrate Touschek's work.
