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American Institute of Physics Begins 75th Anniversary CelebrationPhysics Has Endless Frontiers, Says Executive Director of Physics Federation
During the entire anniversary year, AIP will hold events and deliver stories that examine the monumental growth in physics research and publishing since 1931, explore the many changes in the world of physics, and identify the frontiers of today’s research. “In the past 75 years, breakthroughs in physics have led to life-saving medical imaging, ubiquitous computers, inexpensive worldwide telecommunications, and an ever-deepening knowledge of matter, the Earth and the universe,” said Marc H. Brodsky, AIP’s Executive Director and CEO . “AIP with its Member Societies has played an important role in scientific knowledge transfer that culminates in positive life-enhancing and life-changing developments in society.” AIP and its partners have just begun efforts to advance and diffuse physics knowledge, Brodsky emphasized. “There are so many challenges still before us to understand the physical and biological world and to use that knowledge to improve people’s lives,” he said.
Throughout the year, AIP’s Journal of Applied Physics (JAP) will be holding a concurrent celebration of its 75th anniversary. AIP is one of the world’s largest publishers of physics journals, and provides publishing services for a multitude of journals of physics societies and in other science and engineering fields. It is a pioneer and leader in electronic journal publication. AIP’s ten Member Societies are dedicated to diverse areas of physics and related fields. AIP’s flagship publication is the monthly magazine, Physics Today, with over 130,000 subscribers including all the individual members of AIP’s Member Societies. Please visit the AIP website for more information. For more on the 75th anniversary events, please contact Ben Stein, bstein@aip.org, 301-209-3091, or Martha Heil, 301-209-3088, mheil@aip.org, at the American Institute of Physics. |
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American Institute of Physics (AIP) has begun a yearlong celebration of its
75th anniversary in 2006. AIP is a not-for-profit corporation devoted to advancing
and diffusing the knowledge of physics and related sciences and its application
to human welfare. As part of the celebration, internationally known scientists, government officials, publishers, and others will convene at a two-day event on May 3-4 in Washington, DC and College Park, MD.
AIP’s keynote event for its 75th anniversary will take place on May
3-5, 2006, with a two-day series of talks, receptions, exhibits, and the semi-annual
meeting of its Governing Board. Highlights include talks by Presidential Science
Adviser John Marburger, Nobel Laureate Steven Chu, and National Academy of
Sciences President Ralph Cicerone. Other events include a convocation on the
history and future of scholarly journal publishing and an art exhibit by artist
Patrick Hughes. 