The Electoral Switch of 1952
The last Presidential election represented a major change in the behavior of the U. S. electorate. An account of a large-scale study of what kinds of voters changed and why
Features
Tides in the Atmosphere
Like tides in the sea, they rise and fall twice a day. Unlike sea tides, they are due to the sun more than the moon. Still the moon contributes a tiny beat to their regular oscillation
The Ripening of Fruit
It is a transformation that resembles aging in other tissues, both plant and animal. Thus it is studied not only for practical purposes, but also to gain information about all life processes...
Ultrasonics
Sound too high for human hearing has a peculiar fascination which perhaps explains Why so much is expected of it. If its applications are few, they are impressive and promise others
The Life of an Estuary
In the mouth of a river dwells a rich assortment of creatures from protozoans to fishes. Their environment is perilous, but some clever biological mechanisms enable them to flourish
The Language of Homer's Heroes
In 1952 an English architect deciphered the script called Linear B, providing a new key to the study of the people who lived in Greece 800 years before its classical period
Are Wild Animals in Captivity Really Wild?
Behind the bars of the zoo the lion drowses and the elephant clowns. Let no one be deceived, says the author. Such animals are not domesticated. Turned loose they can become wild again
William Rowan Hamilton
This 19th-century Irishman was a famous child prodigy who later became one of the greatest of all mathematicians. His calculus of quaternions has come to the fore in modern theoretical physics...
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: May 1954
Science and the Citizen, May 1954
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, May 1954
- Recommended
Books - May 1954
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist - May 1954
- Departments
The Authors
Bibliography - May 1954
