Physics Today articles

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Edward Condon and the cold War Politics of Loyalty (December 2001)
Atoms Hop between Islands of Regular Motion in a Sea of Chaos Collections of ultracold atoms are continuing to prove their worth as systems for studying the interface between quantum behavior and nonlinear dynamics. (August 2001)
The Nobel Laureate Versus the Graduate Student (July 2001)
Scrounging Old Equipment for New Experiments (july 2001)
Nations Tackle Nuclear Terrorist Threat (July 2001)
Researchers Uncover the Neural Details of How Barn Owls Locate Sound Sources . (June 2001)
Careers for Physicists (April 2001)

The Physics Job Market: From Bear to Bull in a Decade
In their December 1993 Physics Today article, Kirby and Czujko described the job market for young physicists as bleak. What a difference eight years makes! -- Kate Kirby, Roman Czujko, and Patrick Mulvey
Preparing Physicists for Life's Work
Physics departments are exploring ways to turn out students well matched to today's-- and tomorrow's--job opportunities -- Barrett Ripin
So You Want to Be a Professor!
You've finished your PhD. You're almost done with your postdoc. Now what? If you aim to stay in academia, read on -- Matt Anderson
Attracting and Retaining R&D Talent for Defense
As the defense sector turns the corner on a decade of budget cuts, turmoil, and uncertainty, the outlook for meaningful long-term employment for scientists is brightening -- John F. Holzrichter

Wolfgang Pauli (February 2001)
A rememberance of Pauli in 1950 (February 2001)
Physics Community (January 1998)
Employment outlook for new PhDs improves, as other fields hire more physicists. For the third straight year, the proportion of new PhDs finding permanent full-time work has risen sharply, while the share taking postdoc positions has dropped.
A Nobel Tale of Postwar Injustice (September 1997)
Recently released Swedish documents reveal why Lise Meitner, codiscoverer of nuclear fission, did not receive the 1946 physics prize for her theoretical interpretation of the process -- Elisabeth Crawford, Ruth Lewin Sime and Mark Walker
Making a Difference: Ethnic Diversity in Physics (July 1996)
If we are to overcome the major obstacles to science education for all, it will require the dedicated efforts of the entire science community -- James H. Stith
Career Choices (May 1996) The explosive! action-packed! fantastic! physics of computer games