Web watch
DOI: 10.1063/1.3366237
To suggest topics or sites for Web Watch, please visit http://www.physicstoday.org/suggestwebwatch.html . Compiled and edited by Charles Day
http://haitigps.wordpress.com
A team of geophysicists went to Haiti to conduct a GPS survey of ground deformation following the calamitous 12 January earthquake. The scientists recounted their experiences in the blog NSF Geophysicists in Haiti.
http://www.aip.org/history/exhibits/laser
Bright Idea: The First Lasers is the newest online exhibition from the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. Created by the center’s former director Spencer Weart, the exhibition combines text, image, and sound clips to tell the story of one of the 20th century’s most important inventions.
http://aipsurveys.aip.org/global
To better understand the international physics community, the American Institute of Physics is conducting a Global Survey of Physicists. The questions, which are available in 10 languages, range over physicists’ education, career, and family lives.
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Charles Day, American Center for Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, Maryland 20740-3842, US .
