Energy secretary tries to adjust to U.S. politics

International Herald Tribune by John M. Broder | Mar. 23, 2009 (News Report)

As a physicist, Steven Chu has seen atoms suspended in a powerful laser beam and DNA stretched out in a vacuum chamber.

But in his new job as energy secretary, Dr. Chu is observing phenomena he never saw in the science laboratory.

At a recent Senate hearing, for example, he witnessed a junior cabinet member (himself) being systematically dissected by a senior senator (John McCain).

Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, was unhappy ... Full Story »

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Mar. 23, 2009

A thoughtful profile of Dr. Steven Chu, the U.S.'s new energy secretary. The article strikes a fine balance: it shows how this Nobel Prize winner is getting used to being a very-public public figure, and it also shows how well suited he is for the job (his background and breadth of knowledge in the field is impeccable).

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