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The Brat Pack of Quantum Mechanics

John Derbsyhire on a pivotal year for modern physics

Edward Teller, RIP

The Controversial Life of the Father of the H-Bomb

Military Technology and American Culture

Victor Davis Hanson on our character, our weapons, and our role in the world

Science and Congress

Adam Keiper on science advice and the legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment

Daniel J. Boorstin, RIP

Historian, Critic, and American Man of Books

History Repeating?

The Peculiar Comeback of Eugenics

The Age of Neuroelectronics

Adam Keiper on neural implants, brain-machine interfaces, and cyborg fantasies

The Scientific Mind of Ben Franklin

Jerry Weinberger on America’s first Baconian

The Agony of Atomic Genius

Algis Valiunas on the tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Self-Portrait of a Scientist

Christine Rosen on wonder, mastery, and fame in scientific memoir

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