Al McInturff

1 Cyclotron Road

Berkeley, California

23 August 2001

Marc Brodsky (via e-mail)

CEO and Executive Director

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse

College Park, Maryland 20740

Dear Sir,

I have received an "e" mail from professional colleagues that contains a charge that if true I as an APS member for more than 40 years am completely opposed to. If the dismissal of the Physics Today editor was for indeed the writing of this book, then I and a number of fellow physicists (all long-standing APS members) who have discussed it agree that if true it is an infringement on free speech and an issue for the membership to debate in that otherwise by our silence we concur. If that debate finds these statements true, then corrective action should be taken by the membership and their elected officers. I would like to see this debated through Physics Today or another suitable APS forum. Thank you for you time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Al McInturff