Scientific American September 2004

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 2
SA Perspectives: Einstein = Man of Conscience^2......Page 4
On the Web......Page 5
Letters to the Editors......Page 6
50, 100 and 150 Years Ago......Page 8
News Scan......Page 9
Skeptic: Mustangs, Monists and Meaning......Page 20
Insights: Superhot among the Ultracool......Page 21
The Patent Clerk's Legacy......Page 23
Everyday Einstein......Page 29
Atomic Spin-offs for the 21st Century......Page 35
Einstein's Compass......Page 43
A Cosmic Conundrum......Page 47
The String Theory Landscape......Page 55
Was Einstein Right?......Page 65
The Search for Relativity Violations......Page 69
A Century of Einstein......Page 79
Forces of the World, Unite!......Page 83
Einstein and Newton: Genius Compared......Page 85
Working Knowledge: String Theory......Page 87
Voyages: Hiking Underground......Page 89
Reviews: Existential Terroir in Northern California......Page 92
Anti Gravity: Terror Bull......Page 94
Ask the Experts......Page 95