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We are lucky to host interviews with many wonderful authors of books on the history of physics, but it is with particular excitement that we share today’s article featuring the work of historian Dr.

When Germany invaded Denmark during World War II, the Nazis were ready to confiscate the gold Nobel Prizes of German physicists Max von Laue (1914 recipient) and James Franck (1925 recipient). After ...

Our free newsletter reports on work in the history of physics (and allied fields such as astronomy and geophysics), carried out at the American Institute of Physics and elsewhere. Its goal is to bring ...

The Center for History of Physics supports the efforts of the scholarly community to document, investigate, and understand the nature and origin of developments in modern physics and their impact on ...

Representing the spectrum of the physical sciences, AIP's Member Societies are the backbone of the Institute. AIP supports them with professional services, additional benefits for their members, and ...

The Industrial Physicist (TIP) magazine ceased publication effective with the December 2004/January 2005 issue. The archive can be viewed here. Ongoing coverage of industrial physics can be found at ...

Founded in 1962, The History Programs mission is to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and its allied fields through our two joint programs. A core component of AIP’s overall ...

Initial conditions provide the context in which physics happens. Likewise, in Initial Conditions: a Physics History Podcast, we provide the context in which physical discoveries happened. We dive into ...

Dr. Mary E. Mogge is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She still teaches part time in the department as part of the ...

On Jan. 27, 1967, fire broke out at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34. Fueled by an exhaustive and fast-burning oxygen-rich atmosphere, the Apollo 1 command capsule ignited from the ...

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