Arms Race v. Control
Does the atomic explosion in Russia require the U.S. to modify its position in regard to the international control of atomic energy?
Features
Shock Waves
The phenomenon is observed when gases are violently disturbed by explosions, missiles or machines. It is studied for both practical and theoretical reasons
The Ape-Men
During the past 25 years the fossil remains of a whole group of creatures between apes and men have been found in South Africa. A personal account of the discoveries
Five Historic Photographs from Palomar
Presenting a portfolio of noteworthy plates made with the 200-inch mirror before it was dismounted from the Hale telescope for its final retouching
Visit to England
Being an account of the author's call upon the group of noted physicists at the universities of Manchester and Birmingham. Second in a series of three articles
Fluorocarbons
The marriage of carbon and the reactive gas fluorine has resulted in a whole new family of stable and promising compounds
Democritus on the Atom
The remarkable insights of the Greek materialist philosopher are preserved in the writings of later commentators
Natural History of a Virus
Virologists have pursued the organism that causes herpes simplex, the common fever blister or cold sore, by the subtle track it leaves within its host
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: November 1949
Science and the Citizen: November 1949
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, November 1949
- Recommended
Books
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Astronomer
- Departments
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