Physics in a New Era: An Overview - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Board On Physics And Astronomy; Physics Survey Overview Committee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309073421 ISBN 13: 9780309073424

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached new levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly. Accomplishments have led us into the information age and fueled broad technological and economic development. The pace of discovery is quickening and stronger links with other fields such as the biological sciences are being developed. The intellectual reach has never been greater, and the questions being asked are more ambitious than ever before.

Physics in a New Era is the final report of the NRCā€™s six-volume decadal physics survey. The book reviews the frontiers of physics research, examines the role of physics in our society, and makes recommendations designed to strengthen physics and its ability to serve important needs such as national security, the economy, information technology, and education.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• 1. Quantum Manipulation and New Materials
• 2. Complex Systems
• 3. Structure and Evolution of the Universe
• 4. Fundamental Laws and Symmetries
• 5. Physics Education
• 6. Health and Biomedical Sciences
• 7. The Environment
• 8. National Security
• 9. The Economy and the Information Age
• 10. A New Era of Discovery
• 11. Recommendations I: Physics and the Wider Society - Investment, Education, and National Security
• 12. Recommendations II: Strengthening Physics Research - Partnerships, Federal Science Agencies, and Physics Information
• Index

About this title

About the Author:

Physics Survey Overview Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0309073421
• ISBN 13: 9780309073424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202