The Hydrogen Bomb
Presenting an account of the theoretical background of the weapon and a discussion of some questions it has raised in regard to our present policy of security
Features
Point Four
The President's declaration of last year paraphrases a whole concept of maintaining the peace of the world through technical assistance to underdeveloped areas
Blood Pigments
Hemoglobin is red, hemocyanin is blue, chlorocruorin is both red and green. All are studied together because they perform the same function in rather dissimilar organisms
Cortisone and ACTH
The startling results of their administration in several rather different diseases suggest the beginnings of a unified theory of medicine
Experimental Neuroses
In which cats (1) learn complex patterns of behavior, (2) are subjected to contradictory influences and (3) develop neuroses which are relieved by psychotherapy
Hot Atom Chemistry
The molecular combination of radioactive and stable atoms results in some bizarre and potentially useful chemical reactions
Plant Tissue Cultures
The individuality of cells is obscured by their social organization. The cells of certain plants are therefore isolated and grown in a controlled asocial environment
Obstetrical Labor
The forces that propel an infant into the world have now been measured precisely by a technique largely developed for experimental engineering
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: March 1950
Science and the Citizen: March 1950
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, March 1950
- Recommended
Books
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Astronomer
- Departments
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