International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) Newsletter, Issue 35

This November 1997 issue of the International Newsletter on Physics Education commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Goiania nuclear accident, discussing its causes, consequences, and implications for scientific literacy and public understanding of radiation. It also reports on George Marx receiving the ICPE Medal for his decades-long contributions to international physics education and leadership in global initiatives. Highlights include the 28th International Physics Olympiad in Canada, featuring theoretical and experimental problems, and a review of Laurence Viennot’s book Raisonner en Physique on students’ reasoning in physics. Additional sections cover upcoming conferences, internet resources for science education, new conference proceedings, and a tribute to Rosalind Driver.