A Rocket around the Moon
After the artificial satellites have been launched, this may be the next step into space. The rapid progress of intercontinental missiles indicates that it may be closer than most people think...
Features
Sharks v. Men
Where and when is a shark likely to attack a man in the water? Some answers have begun to emerge from the geographical pattern of known attacks and underwater observations of shark behavior...
Fever
Brain centers act as the body's thermostat to maintain normal temperature. Fever may be produced when the white blood cells release a substance which raises the thermostat to high levels...
Climate and Agriculture
Man traditionally seeks to extend the range of a cultivated plant by trial and error. This range is now forecast in the "phytotron," a laboratory which reproduces the various environments of plants...
Radiation Pressure
Light and sound, although apparently intangible, actually exert a tiny pressure on objects in their path. A review of the theoretical and experimental studies of this effect
Atoms Visualized
The field ion microscope makes pictures of atoms in a metal crystal by accelerating positive ions from a fine needle of the metal to a fluorescent screen
The Hopi and the Tewa
A tale of two adjacent villages which maintained distinct cultures for two centuries. Then a change in social environment brought them together, demonstrating one way in which minorities are assimilated...
The Evolution of Mind
An essay, based on some classic observations of experimental psychology, on how the intelligence of man basically differs from the mental capacity of animals from ants to chimpanzees
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: June 1957
Science and the Citizen: June 1957
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, June 1957
- Recommended
Books
- Mathematical Recreation
Mathematical Games
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist
- Departments
The Authors
Bibliography
