Table of Contents

In This Issue

Caltech's New President
Thomas E. Everhart brings to his new job a background as university chancellor, dean, and professor, as well as an impressive reputation in physical electronics.

Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington
by Richard P. Feynman
A Caltech professor wanders in the corridors of power and emerges with his sense of balance and humor intact.

Technology, in Perspective and under Control
by Paul B. MacCready
How can individuals address the challenges that technological advances pose to global survival?

Priestley and me
by John D. Roberts
The most recent winner of the nation's highest award in chemistry feels honored to be identified with an 18th-century radical.

Departments

Research in Progress
Cruisin' for Credit
The PASADENA Effect

Random Walk