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Acknowledgments Introduction

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The Tradition of Science Plays

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W h y Theater? The Appeal of Science Plays N o w

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"Living Newspapers" and Other Plays about Physics and Physicists

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Copenhagen Interpretations: The Epistemology of Intention

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