Jubilee for the jet engine: Fifty years ago next week, FrankWhittle demonstrated jet flight in Britain for the first time. Despite manysetbacks, the industry he created still survives
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Topologist at the top: After years at the forefront of mathematical research, Sir Michael Atiyah now heads two great pillars of the Establishment, Trinity College Cambridge and the Royal Society
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Review: Bend it, break it, build with it - Flights of fancy for Christmas begin with puzzles for the mind, soar with Balinese birds and British bats, then descend to the tomb and chaotic presents
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New directions for science on TV: Three out of Britain's five regular television programmes about science have new editors. Their programmes are watched by about 15 million people. What are their views on TV's contribution to the public understanding of
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