February 2017 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the February 2017 Issue
How did a Scientific Siberia Turn Into AstroBoulder?
Boulder, Colorado, grew to become an important science center in part because nearby mountains provided an excellent spot for solar observation. But local scientists’ connections to the Northeast establishment and some clever PR didn’t hurt. — Joseph P. Bassi
The imprimatur bestowed by peer review has a history that is both shorter and more complex than many scientists realize. — Melinda Baldwin
A Bridge Between Undergraduate and Doctoral Degrees
Initiated in 2013, the American Physical Society Bridge Program has assisted more than a hundred underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students to pursue PhDs in physics. — Theodore Hodapp & Kathryne Sparks Woodle
...and much more!