Physics Today May 2005 Volume 58 Number 5

Alexander V. Gurevich; Kyrill P. Zybin; William E. Parkins; George Malliaras; Richard Friend; Alan Lightman; Jerry Gollub

Published by American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2005

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Spotless inside and out. Some minor wrinkles in the covers. Slight wear to edges of covers and spine. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Runaway Breakdown and the Mysteries of Lightning" (The observed electric fields in thunderclouds are generally too weak to initiate the atmosphere's electrical breakdown. But cosmic rays can play a surprising role in the drama of lightning) by Alexander V. Gurevich and Kirill P. Zybin; "The Uranium Bomb, the Calutron, and the Space-Charge Program" (A participating scientist relates the story of a World War II project dedicated to electromagnetically separating uranium-235 from uranium-238) by William E. Parkins; "A Organic Electronics Primer" (Weak intermolecular interactions, low dielectric constants, and the availability of a nearly unlimited number of different molecules make organic semiconductors distinctive systems for exploring and exploiting solid-state phenomena) by George Malliaras and Richard Friend; "The Second Law of Thermodynamics" (Having made the transition from physicist to writer, Alan Lightman presents here an original story for the World Year of Physics 2005" by Alan Lightman; Physics Update; Reference Frame: Reflections on teaching: Learning from students by Jerry Gollub; Letters; Search and Discovery; Issues and Events; and Crystallographers to Convene at Disney World.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Physics Today May 2005 Volume 58 Number 5
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued