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Presidential advice

Nature Physics volume 4, pages 827–828 (2008)Cite this article

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Physics for future presidents: the science behind the headlines

  • Richard A. Muller
W. W. Norton & Co.: 2008. 354 pp. £15.99

To: The Forty-fourth President of the United States of America

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