Presents an interview with Linus Pauling in which he recounts some of his experiences in chemistry. (MLH)

This interview with Joshua Lederberg, who won the 1958 Nobel prize in physiology and medicine, covers his research interests, the role of mentors, his childhood and school years as a highly gifted child, the nature of good teaching, child prodigies, and the scientific endeavor. (DB)

Concludes that Carl Scheele first observed oxygen and clearly understood what he was observing in June 1771, when he heated manganese dioxide with concentrated sulfuric acid. This was more than three years before Lavoisier or Priestley (who is usually credited with the discovery of oxygen) made similar observations. (Author/MLH)

Gives a brief biography of Homer L. Dodge the scientist, educator, and adventurer by looking at his diverse activities, interests, philosophy and accomplishments over a life span of over 90 years. (GA)

Presents a lecture on why substances of nature combine, written as though it were composed by Joseph Priestley. (MLH)

Celebrates the centennial of Einstein's birth with an eight-page pictorial biography and two special articles: (1) Einstein the catalyst; and (2) Unitary field theories. His special and general theories of relativity and his contributions to quantum physics and other topics are also presented. (HM)

Examines in detail the history of Maxwell's development of electromagnetic theory, and stresses that the textbook version of this discovery is usually inadequate or erroneous. (MLH)

Discusses the men of science and literature in England who comprise the so-called Visible College referring to their popularity as well as their concern with the social relations of science. Begins with C. P. Snow's attack on scientists as being men with a different mentality from those of the humanities. (Author/RK)

Discusses Newton's assignment of a complex hierarchical structure to matter, and his postulation of the existence of various forces associated with the particles of matter. (MLH)

Presents a translated reprinting of an article that appeared in a Russian scientific journal in 1971 about some life incidents and beliefs of the physicist Landau. (MLH)

Discusses the historical background of the 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment to detect the earth's motion through the aether. (MLH)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO IDENTIFY THE BIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DISTINGUISH POTENTIALLY CREATIVE SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS IN THEIR ADOLESCENCE FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS. FROM A SAMPLE OF 442 BRIGHT MALE STUDENTS TAKING A NEW PHYSICS COURSE IN 72 CLASSROOMS IN 17 STATES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THREE…

Gives a brief history of chemistry in California during the last 100 years, including the foundation of chemical industries, the development of chemistry departments in universities and their respective specialities, and the role of California laboratories in World War II. (MLH)

This account of invention and innovation in electrical technology places particular emphasis upon the contributions of Nathan B. Stubblefield, an independent electrical scientist. An overview of inventions in electrical communication as they influenced Stubblefield sets his work in perspective. The elements of invention that were identified in…

Briefly discusses Alfred Werner's discovery of the coordination theory of inorganic chemistry. (MLH)