2018: APT Tunes, 2018

Contents
Editorial
- N.Shaji ..................................................................................................................... 3
Stephen Hawking - his life and science
- Titus K Mathew ....................................................................................................... 4
About Stephen Hawking and an analysis of his views on contacting aliens
- Godfrey Louis ........................................................................................................ 13
Isaac Newton, man behind Newton’s Laws
- M. A. Ittyachan ..................................................................................................... 18
APT Talent Search Examination 2017 - Report
- Mini Krishna K ....................................................................................................... 20
Photo Gallery .........................................................................................................21
SEELablet : A Technological Platform for Development of
Innovative Experiments for Undergraduate Education
- Jithin B.P. ............................................................................................................... 25
Statement on INO from the three Indian Science Academies ............................. 32
Annual Report of the activities of APT, Kerala 2016-2017
- Dr. Shaju K.Y. ......................................................................................................... 33
APT National Workshop Series : A Review - 2018
- Dr. G. Harikrishnan ................................................................................................ 35
എന്തുകൊണ്ട് ഞാനൊരു ഭൗതിക ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞയാകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു? 
- ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി ടി ............................................................................................................. 37
Women in science
- Silpa Wilson. ......................................................................................................... 39
Groundbreaking inventions of the 21st century
- Meghana Shaji ....................................................................................................... 41
State level Essay Competition - Report
- Santhosh Potharay Kuruvilla .................................................................................. 43
Simple method for coating nanoparticles and thin film semiconductors / metal oxides
- R. Sreekumar ......................................................................................................... 44