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February 2010 (Volume 19, Number 2)

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News

“April” Meeting Highlights Latest Research and Celebrates the Laser’s 50th Anniversary
The "April" Meeting, this year being held in February,will feature the latest research in a number of different fields

Membership Count Hits New Peak
Boosted by increasing student enrolment, APS membership continues to grow

Soviets Used Lasers to Track US Spacecraft
Following up on its October story about the restrictions placed on laser guide star adaptive optics, <em>APS News</em> investigates reports that the Soviet Union once tracked the Space Shuttle with a laser, and describes work being done today to ease the restrictions

APS Meetings Feature Beller, Marshak Lecturers
Winners of the Beller and Marshak lectureships will speak at the April and March meetings

Global Survey Will Compare Men and Women Physicists
AIP and IUPAP are working together on a study comparing the experiences of men and women in physics

Looking Back: The Top Ten Physics Newsmakers of the Decade
Probably you've heard of the stories that made up the Top 10 physics newsmakers of the decade

Africans Launch New Physical Society
The new international African Physical Society brings together physicists from across the African continent

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Steps to Remember in Teaching Science • Electron Accelerators Best at Treating Cancer • Bob Park Got There First • Less Einstein and Edison, more Pasteur • Need 2-Way Street Between Industry and Academia • Show Me the Money • Physicist Serves on Ford Board • APS Should Conduct an Independent Climate Study

The Back Page
Theater Deepens the Vision of Physics

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications

This Month in Physics History
February 3, 1925: Death of Oliver Heaviside

Inside the Beltway
Vox Populi

The Education Corner
A column on educational programs and publications

Profiles in Versatility
The Greening of the Physicist

APS Honors Rutherford and Soddy

Barette photo web small Photo by Jean Barrette

In November, APS presented a pair of plaques (one English, one French) to McGill University in Montréal to honor the achievements of Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy.

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