Physics in a New Era: An Overview

Physics in a New Era: An Overview
ISBN-10
0309073421
ISBN-13
9780309073424
Category
Science
Pages
202
Language
English
Published
2001-07-15
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy

Description

Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached new levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly. Accomplishments have led us into the information age and fueled broad technological and economic development. The pace of discovery is quickening and stronger links with other fields such as the biological sciences are being developed. The intellectual reach has never been greater, and the questions being asked are more ambitious than ever before. Physics in a New Era is the final report of the NRC's six-volume decadal physics survey. The book reviews the frontiers of physics research, examines the role of physics in our society, and makes recommendations designed to strengthen physics and its ability to serve important needs such as national security, the economy, information technology, and education.

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