The Two-Mile Electron Accelerator
Congress has provided funds for a machine that will use radio waves to accelerate electrons down a 10,000-foot pipe to energies of more than 20 billion electron volts
Features
Tektites
These glassy stones are found in several parts of the world. There is much evidence that they are solidified droplets of molten rock that were splashed into the air by the impact of giant meteorites...
Chromosomes and Disease
Advances in the visualization of human chromosomes have made it possible to link chromosomal abnormalities with certain diseases and have opened up a new frontier in the study of human heredity...
Teaching Machines
These devices introduce a basically new element into pedagogy. The essence of their operation is that they enable the student to learn in small but rigorous steps, each of which is rewarding...
Desert Ground Squirrels
Two little animals of the Mohave Desert have evolved remarkable adaptations to heat and aridity. Each has adapted in its own way, which apparently enables them to live together without competing...
Maxwell's Color Photograph
A hundred years ago the great physicist projected a photograph in full color. How this was done has been something of a puzzle. The mystery has now been cleared up by repeating his experiment...
The Electrocardiogram
For 60 years physicians have used this record of the electrical activity of the heart for diagnosis. New investigations show how it is related to the electrical events that co-ordinate the heart...
Architectural Vaulting
Once vaulting was essential for the construction of large buildings. With the advent of steel it gave wax to rectangular structures. New problems of architecture, however, have again focused attention on it...
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: November 1961
Science and the Citizen: November 1961
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, November 1961
- Recommended
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- Mathematical Recreation
Mathematical Games
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist
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