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April 1952

Volume 5, Issue 4

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Universities or project centers?

Philip M. Morse
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Some thoughts on science in the federal government…

E. U. Condon
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The following is an address given by Dr. Condon on September 25, 1951, less than one week before his resignation as director of the National Bureau of Standards became effective. His talk was prepared for delivery at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington.

Physics in the atomic energy program

Thomas H. Johnson
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The following article, by the director of the Atomic Energy Commission's division of research, is based on an address presented before the Conference on Applied Physics of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which was held on December 27, 1951.

Adding life to physics

E. L. Harrington
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A new day has dawned for physics, says the author of this article, thanks to increased application of physical principles in other scientific and technical fields.

What price scientific books?

Curtis G. Benjamin
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Many specialized scientific books that should be published for the general good of science, says the author, cannot be accepted for publication because of high printing costs and their limited audiences. What is needed, he proposes, is a research program carried out by the publishers themselves that will aim at reduced costs and increased speed in printing scientific material.
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APS‐AAPT Meeting in New York

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Record Attendance at Joint Gathering

New York Meeting of FAS

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Re‐examination of Atomic Control Urged

Mexican Physical Society

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To Meet this Month in Querètaro

APS Spring Meeting

K. K. Darrow
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To be Held in Washington Next Month

APS New York Section

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Spring Meeting in Corning

Air Pollution

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National Symposium in May

Colloid Symposium

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ACS Group to meet at USC

ASME Symposium

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On Shock and Vibration Instrumentation

Commission on Spectroscopy

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IUPAP‐IAU Group to Meet in Rome
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Ultrasonics

P. Vigoureux and R. B. Lindsay, Reviewer
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Scientific Manpower

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International Trade

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Radiological Protection

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Books Received

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We Hear That…

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Morris E. Leeds

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Institute Doings

Henry A. Barton
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A Letter to the Editor

Marcel J. E. Golay
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On a Matter of Nomenclature

Total Solar Eclipse

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Attracts Scientists of Many Nations

International Nuclear Lab

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Council Formed to Supervise Studies

Atomic Energy Program

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The AEC's Eleventh Semiannual Report

National Science Foundation

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First Research and Travel Grants Awarded

Research Corporation Award

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Won by Libby for Dating Technique

Education

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Shift Reported from Arts to Sciences

Air Force Research

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New Office of Scientific Research Formed
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Calendar of Events

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