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World Year of Physics Opens with Paris Conference by Ernie Tretkoff the World Year of Physics Was Jose Luis Moran-Lopez, Director Developing Nations NEWS February 2005 Volume 14, No. 2 A Publication of The American Physical Society http://www.aps.org/apsnews World Year of Physics Opens with Paris Conference By Ernie Tretkoff The World Year of Physics was Jose Luis Moran-Lopez, director developing nations. In one session, officially launched at the conference of the ISTR San Luis Potosi in Mexico, Katepalli Sreenivasan of the Inter- “Physics for Tomorrow,” which took described a project called “Science national Center for Theoretical place in Paris at UNESCO headquar- for everyone,” a series of books writ- Physics in Trieste, Italy, talked about ters January 13-15. Speakers and ten by active Mexican scientists physics and development. He participants addressed issues such aimed at the high school and college pointed out some of the vast dif- as the public perception of physics level. There are also contests that in- ferences between the developed and how physics can help solve vite students to read one of the world and the developing nations, social and economic problems. books and do a project or report including the availability of About 1000 participants, includ- based on their reading, he said. internet access. Without access to ing approximately 500 students from Also during the round table the latest information, it is difficult over 70 countries, attended the con- discussion, Pierre Lena, vice presi- to practice science, he said. “We ference. Eight Nobel laureates spoke dent of the Association Bernard live in a connected world, but yet on a variety of topics ranging from Gregory, said that many students See WYP PARIS on page 10 biophysics to nanoscience to physics believe that science is out of reach education in lectures aimed at high- for them. Strangely, young students Photos Credit: Erine Tretkoff lighting the importance of in developing countries Eight Fellows Reach Back physics and inspiring the au- actually express more dience. The conference was interest in becoming to the ‘30s and ‘40s sponsored by UNESCO, the scientists than do students The December APS News the inaugural recipients of the European Physical Society in the developed world, featured a picture, taken at a APS Einstein Prize in 2003 and a number of other inter- he said. Fellows’ reception, of Maurice —Norman F. Ramsey, elected national physics societies. Ana Maria Cetto, Shapiro, who informed us that he Fellow 1940, served as APS Presi- One focus of the confer- Deputy Director General had been elected an APS Fellow dent in 1978, and won the Nobel ence was the declining of the International in 1946. We wondered if he Prize in 1989. student interest in the sub- Atomic Energy Agency, might be the oldest (in the sense In addition to these ex-presi- ject. It is hoped that the said physicists need to of having been elected the long- dents, we have heard from five World Year of Physics will bring physics to people est ago) surviving Fellow. other Fellows whose election dates help increase interest among “by demystifying it, but Well, we might have known. from before 1950. They are: students and among the gen- Several prominent scientists, including three Nobel laureates, without taking away the Not only are there some older —Scott Anderson, elected eral public as well, and discuss the role of physics in society at a press conference held fascination, by destroying Fellows around, three of them 1943; founded Anderson Phys- therefore the kickoff confer- during the WYP Launch Conference. From left to right: Denis the myth of inaccessibil- are ex-Presidents of APS, and two ics Laboratory in Urbana, Illinois ence was designed to have a Le Bihan, Carlo Rubbia, Maciej Nalecz, Martial Ducloy, Sylvie ity, by humanizing it, by of those have won Nobel Prizes. in 1944. He is a creative and Joussaume, Harold Kroto, and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji. public focus, said Martial applying it, showing its In chronological order, they are: prolific entrepreneur, who devel- Ducloy, Chair of the Interna- usefulness, but not by —Hans A. Bethe, elected oped metal halide lighting tional Organizing Committee of the pete with television and video trivializing it.” She said physicists have Fellow in 1935, served as APS systems. APL now has a 60- to International Year of Physics, in the games to capture students’ inter- distanced themselves from society. President in 1954, and won the 70-percent worldwide market opening session of the conference. est, he said. He emphasized the “We are too busy talking to each Nobel Prize in 1967; share of the metal iodides used “Physicists must come down from importance of hands-on learning other or we are too afraid of losing —John A. Wheeler, elected in metal halide lamps. their ivory tower,” he said. “Physics in engaging students. “It’s very our academic image.” Fellow 1937, and served as APS —Leo Beranek, elected 1946; is not a discipline turned to the past, important for people to do their Many speakers emphasized the President in 1966. He was one of See OLDEST FELLOWS on page 3 but continues to provide answers to own thinking,” he said. importance of physics and the value fundamental questions.” APS President Marvin Cohen of the international physics commu- Several speakers addressed the also discussed education and out- nity coming together. Chen Jiaer, issue of how to get young people reach as part of a round table Past-President of the National Natu- Sixteen “Physics on the Road” interested in science and insure discussion on the public percep- ral Science Foundation of China, that all students receive a good sci- tion of physics. He described some said, “Without physics and science Teams Selected for WYP ence education. Georges Charpak of the events APS has planned for the modern world would lose its very Sixteen teams from colleges and their scope to small numbers of of France said, “When children are this year, and also discussed his nature and modern society its future. universities all around the country visits in localized areas,” said young they have spontaneity, but own experiences presenting phys- There are new challenges and action will participate in the World Year of Vinaya Sathyashelappa, APS by age 11 or 12 this spontaneity ics in high school classes, where that must be taken. Physical Physics “Physics on the Road” project coordinator for the World has died. Scientific training is he was able to interest the students societies of all lands must unite.” project. Making use of funds pro- Year of Physics. “Even so, each year something they’re not all that in subjects like superconductivity Another issue discussed at the vided by the NSF and DOE’s Office these dedicated groups, composed interested in.” Science has to com- and nanotechnology. conference was science and of Science, the 16 teams will each largely of volunteers, manage to receive a $10,000 grant, to be used reach thousands of people, the for program supplies, vehicle main- majority of which are children.” And the ighlights tenance, room and board for For instance, 15 years ago, Dan winners are… HH participants, and other costs associ- Dahlberg of the University of ated with performing physics Minnesota created “The Physics Speaking at the recent AAPT demonstrations. In addition, four al- Force” outreach program for K-12 meeting in Albuquerque, 4 ternate teams were selected, who will students, although the strongest fo- Astronaut Don Pettit reads Zero Gravity also receive support as more fund- cus is on sixth graders. The aim is “to the names of winning high Seussified Einstein ing becomes available. create an enthusiasm for math and school teachers in the World By James Riordon The 16 teams and 4 alternates science in the youngest students,” Year of Physics reduced-grav- ity competition. The six were chosen from among 39 through fast-paced demos that teach winning teams of three applicatants by a panel composed a series of physics concepts, each teachers each will fly aboard 12 of representatives of APS, AAPT and building on the ones that came be- NASA’s “weightless wonder” the Society of Physics Students (AIP). fore. Two years ago, the group parabolic aircraft later this “Many of these local touring performed for a full two weeks at year to perform experiments programs currently exist in phys- Disney’s Epcot Center. in microgravity. The Back Page ics departments across the Today, Dahlberg’s performances Remembering M. Hildred Blewett country, but the lack of funding reach more than 30,000 local students, By Rosalind Mendell PhotoCredit: Jessica Clark and external recognition limits See ON THE ROAD on page 11 2 February 2005 NEWS This Month in Physics History “General relativity just relaxes me.” yune (New Orleans), January 2, 2005 Einstein and Brownian Motion —Harry Ringermacher, General Elec- ✶✶✶ tric, on his hobby, the Times Union “String theory is not like any- (Albany, NY), December 12, 2004 thing else ever discovered. It is an In March of 1905, a young those who chose to deny their ✶✶✶ incredible panoply of ideas about patent clerk in Switzerland existence. They argued that “A shuttle servicing mission is math and physics, so vast, so rich named Albert Einstein submit- the laws of thermodynamics the best option for extending the you could say almost anything ted a groundbreaking paper need not be based on mechan- life of the Hubble telescope. It is about it.” extending Planck’s 1900 no- ics, which dictated the highly unlikely that the science life —Edward Witten, Institute for tion of quanta to the wave/ existence of invisible atoms in of Hubble would be extended with Advanced Study, The New York Times, particle dual nature of light. It motion. Ostwald in particular a robotic mission.” December 7, 2004 was published in the Annalen advocated the view that ther- —Louis J.
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