Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Science: Superconductors!
They began lining up outside the New York Hilton's Sutton Ballroom at 5:30 in ^ the afternoon; by the time the doors opened at 6:45, recalls Physicist Randy Simon, a member of TRW's Space and Technology Group, "it was a little bit frightening. There was a surge forward, and I was in front. I walked into the room, but it wasn't under my own power." Recalls Stanford Physicist William Little: "I've never seen anything like it. Physicists are a fairly quiet lot, so to see them elbowing and fighting each other to get into the room was truly remarkable."
Thus began...
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Watch: Dan Savage Leaves Stephen Speechless on 'Colbert Report'
- 'Anonymous' Knocks CIA Site Offline
- Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Pushes the Fashion World's Limits
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- Icelanders Avoid Inbreeding Through Online Incest Database
- Desperately Seeking Susan Powell: A Best Friend's Quest
- World Press Photo Awards Announced
- The Grand Canyon Bans Sales of Bottled Water
- Seriously This Time: Chad Ochocinco Says He Will Change His Name
- Kate Middleton's Amazing Fashion Evolution
- Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem?
- How to End the Global Food Shortage
- Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers
- Friends With Benefits
- Medical Meditation: Say Om Before Surgery
- A New World Dawns
More News from Our Partners
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
