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> December 14, 2001:
Hour Two: The Goals of Physics / Science
Gifts
Can all of the questions of physics be solved by understanding quarks,
leptons, and other tiny particles? Will a 'theory of everything' really
solve everything? Or are there some things that that kind of physics
won't be able to explain? In this hour, we'll take a look at different
approaches to physics.
Plus, we'll hear about the latest
in science gifts, gadgets, and toys for the holidays.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
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Guests:
David Pines
Co-Director, Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter
Research Professor, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Physics Department
Scientist, Los Alamos
National Laboratory's Neutron Science Center Division
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Leon Lederman
1988 Nobel Laureate,
Physics
Pritzker Professor of Science, Illinois
Institute of Technology
Resident Scholar at the Illinois Math
and Science Academy
Director Emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory
Batavia, Illinois
Chris Quigg
Senior Scientist, Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory
Batavia, Illinois
David Pogue
"State of the Art" Columnist
The New York Times
New York, New York
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- Complex
Adaptive Systems Research
University
institute at Los Alamos studies materials at the cutting edge
gateway
to CERN
Welcome
to the Particle Adventure
Grand
Unified Theory
American
Physical Society
American
Institute of Physics - Home Page
PhysicsWeb
- homepage
lanl.arXiv.org
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This segment produced by: Charles
Bergquist
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