Editor's Summary
6 January 2005
If it was good enough for Einstein...
To coincide with the centenary of Albert Einstein's 'Miraculous Year' — when he wrote articles that form the basis of the theories of relativity, quantum mechanics and brownian motion — 2005 has been declared World Year of Physics. Around the world physics as a university subject is in decline, despite its vital role in the development of the science and technology that underpins the modern world. Physicists, as outlined on http://www.wyp2005.org, plan to raise the political profile of physics as a subject, with the public and especially politicians. Nature's first contribution to the year is a profile of some of the rising generation of physicists.
News Feature: 2005: Year of Physics: So, what's your theory?
doi:10.1038/433008a