Current perspectives in astronomy and physics Book

Part I: Hidden Frontiers, Small and Large. 1. Building Bridges to the Nanoworld by John Travis. 2. In Pittsburgh, Physicists Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty by Robert Service. 3. The Stuff of Protons by Ivars Peterson. 4. Hypergiants by James B. Kaler. 5. Seven Mysteries of Galaxies by Jay Gallagher and Jean Keppel. 6. Dark Matter by James Trefil. 7. Light Halo Hints at a Galaxy's Dark Matter by R. Cowen. 8. Milky Way Gets a Tug Way Out There by John Noble Wilford. Part II: Solving Puzzles and Mysteries. 9. Gotcha! By J. Madeleine Nash. 10. Top Quark, Last Piece in Puzzle of Matter, Appears to Be in Place by William J. Broad. 11. To Build a Better Violin by Richard Lipkin. 12. The Case of the Misclassified Meteorite by Ron Cowen. 13. Alone in a Crowded Universe by Jared Diamond. 14. Sounds of the Sun by Marcia Bartusiak. 15. Measuring Starquakes: Asteroseismology could answer ancient questions about the universe by Bill Lawren. 16. What's in the Middle of the Milky Way? By Michael Szpir. 17. Unsteady as She Goes by Mike May. Part III: New Ways of Seeing. 18. Using Neutrino Telescopes to Undress Earth by R. Monastersky. 19. Far Under Icecap and Ocean, Teams Seek Sign from Stars by Malcolm W. Browne. 20. Waves from a Parallel Universe by Ivars Peterson. 21. Physicists Watch Global Change Mirrored on the Moon by Gary Taubes. 22. For the First Time, You Can See Atoms by Ronald Hoffmann. 23. Three-Dimensional Mammography by Mike May. 24. A Fresh Look at a Familiar Supernova by Ron Cowen. 25. The Cyberspace Program by Tony Reichhardt. Part IV: The Process of Discovery. 26. The Development of Computerized Axial-Tomography Interview of Allan Cormack by Frederick Su. 27. LaserDetection Interview of K. E. Creer by Roy Potter. 28. The Role of Optics in Deep-Sea Exploration and the Search for the Titanic Interview of Jules S. Jaffe by Roy Potter. 29. The Discovery of Pluto by Clyde W. Tombaugh. 30. Two Nights on a Flying Observatory by Pam Stryker and Marsha Willis. 31. A Sky Watchman Discovers Comets and Immortality by David H. Levy. 32. Come to Aruba When the Barium Blooms by Linda Shiner. 33. Found: One Silver Lining by Rosalind Reid. 34. On the Backs of Envelopes by Henry Petroski. 35. Still Twisting by Henry Petroski. 36. Case Studies in Pathological Science by Denis L. Rousseau. Part V: Violent and Dangerous Situations. 37. New Jupiter Scars May Be Only Skin Deep by Malcolm W. Brown. 38. Ill Fated Milky Way Neighbor Found by R. Cowen. 39. Odds Are, the Earth Is on a Calamitous Collision Course by Tim Friend. 40. The Tunguska Event by J. Donald Fernie. 41. Meteoroids Hit Atmosphere in Atomic-Size Blasts by William J. Broad. 42. Fastest Gun on Earth: Goals Go Beyond Planet by Malcolm W. Browne. Part VI: The Pleasure of Physics. 43. Schrodinger's Surfboard by Steve Hawk. 44. Physics and Computers Create a Science of Aquatic Thrills by William J. Broad. 45. 'Up in the Sky There's a Good Time to Be Had Everywhere, Always, for Free' by Fred Hapgood. Part VII: Planets of Interest. 46. Stellar Nursery May Spawn Planets by John Noble Wilford. 47. Growing Proof of Other Worlds Out There by John Noble Wilford. 48. The Solar System's New Diversity by Richard A. Kerr. 49. Seeing Is Believing by Phil Dombrowski. Part VIII: New Instruments for Science. 50. The Sound Laser by Carl Zimmer. 51. Sweet Little Accelerator by Hans Christian Von Baeyer. 52. Hubble: Better than New by David Bruning. 53. Tandem Telescopes Give a New Angle on the Stars by Tim Friend. 54. Telescopes Turn Liquid by John Travis. 55. Buying Time: A Buzz About a GNAT by John Travis. 56. Cheap Moon Mission May Offer Glimpse of Future for NASA by John Noble Wilford. Part IX: Materials of Interest. 57. The New Alchemy by Robert M. Hazen. 58. Inside the Lab and Out, Concrete Is More Than It's Cracked Up to Be by Richard Wolkomir. 59. Making Molecular Filters More Reactive by Robert F. Service. 60. On the Track of Dark Matter in Mica by John Travis. Part X. Sneaking Up on the Future: Inventors and Voyagers. 61. Einstein the Inventor by Thomas P. Hughes. 62. The Draper Prize by Henry Petroski. 63. We'd Rather Be Solar Sailing by Frank Kuznik. 64. Gas Guns Could Launch Spacecraft, Testers Say by Lawrence M. Fisher. 65. A Manned Moon Shot - in 1865 by Jack Gieck. Answers to End of Article Questions.