PHYSICS: DECADE BY DECADE

By THOMAS GARCIA

1 1901–1910: THE DAWN OF MODERN PHYSICS 2 1911–1920: NEW VIEWS OF MATTER 3 1921–1930: THE QUANTUM REVOLUTION 4 1931–1940: PARTICLES AND POLITICS 5 1941–1950: PHYSICS IN A TIME OF WAR 6 1951–1960: PHYSICS AND THE RISE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES 7 1961–1970: EXPLORATIONS 8 1971–1980: A NEW SYNTHESIS BEGINS 9 1981–1990: BROADENING PUBLIC DISCOURSE 10 1991–2000: COSMIC CONNECTIONS CONCLUSION: COSMIC AND TERRESTRIAL CHALLENGES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS FURTHER RESOURCES