More from the Census of 1960
A sequel to the author's article of last year, which reported on the first data tabulated. Now deeper analysis has made new material available on U. S. education, occupations and incomes
Features
Ancient Fluids in Crystals
When a mineral crystallizes out of a brine, some of the brine is trapped in small "fluid inclusions." Thus the inclusions provide samples of a solution that may be more than a billion years old
Surgical Stapling
Ingenious adaptations of a simple fastening device are finding new applications in surgery. They include staplers designed for joining together the ends of severed blood vessels and nerves
The Genetic Code
How does the order of bases in a nucleic acid determine the order of amino acids in a protein? It seems that each amino acid is specified by a triplet of bases, and that triplets are read in simple sequence
Semiconductor Particle-Detectors
This new type of counter is supplanting all others In the field of low-energy nuclear physics. Among its advantages are rapid response and the ability to distinguish particles close in energy
Cognitive Dissonance
It is the subject of a new theory based on experiments showing that the grass is usually not greener on the other side of the fence and that grapes are sourest when they are in easy reach
Electricity in Plants
Electrical disturbances similar to the nerve impulse associated with a number of plant life processes. It impulse are seems likely that these currents and fields somehow influence plant growth and development
Daddy Longlegs
Although these familiar denizens of the countryside have eight legs, they are not spiders. Their elongated limbs are more than a means of locomotion; they also appear to act as sense organs
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: October 1962
Science and the Citizen: October 1962
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, October 1962
- Recommended
Books
- Mathematical Recreation
Mathematical Games
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist
- Departments
The Authors
Bibliography