Resonance 
journal of science education

January 2000, Volume 5, Number 1


1	Editorial	Rajaram Nityananda


GENERAL ARTICLES
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4	Search for a Final Theory of Matter
	Ashoke Sen

14	Continued Fractions for e
	Shailesh A Shirali

29	Grobner Bases - A Useful Tool in Algebra
	Arnab Chakraborty

45	Cancer Genes: The Molecular Militants
	M S S Murthy

60	Thomas Alva Edison - His Contributions to Light and Power Generation
	D P Sengupta

71	Thomas Alva Edison - Contributions to Entertainment and Communications
	K D Pavate

76	The Man behind 'Femtochemistry'
	Puspendu Kumar Das
	
CLASSROOM
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83	International Physics Olympiad'98 - 1. Experiments
	Saikat Guha

93	Project Lifescape - Diseases: Paddy
	R J Ranjit Daniels

RESEARCH NEWS
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101	More than a Handful ...N^+_5
	A G Samuelson


BOOK REVIEWS 
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105	Birds of Rishi Valley, and Renewal of their Habitats
	Mahesh Rangarajan

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107	Crossword Puzzle

108	Books received

FRONT COVER
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Edison's Phonograph
(Courtesy: Sujit K Sikdar)

BACK COVER 
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Thomas Alva Edison
(1847 - 1931)
(Illustration by D P Sengupta)