Some Non-technical Publications On History of 20th Century Physics
- Nina Byers and Gary Williams (eds), Out of the Shadows: Contributions of 20th century Women to Physics, Cambridge University Press 2006.
- Nina Byers, "Einstein and Women", APS News Jun 2005.
- Nina Byers, "Physicists and the 1945 Decision to Drop The Bomb", CERN Courier Oct 2002. (e-Print Archive: physics/0210058)
- Nina Byers, Fermi and Szilard" in ed. James Cronin (ed) Fermi Remembered, U. of Chicago Press 2004 (e-Print Archive: physics/0207094)
- Nina Byers, "E. Noether's Discovery of the Deep Connection Between Symmetries and Conservation Laws" Invited talk in Symposium on the Heritage of Emmy Noether, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 2-4 Dec 1996. 'Israel Mathematical Conference Proceedings Vol. 12, 1999 (e-Print Archive: physics/9807044)
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