Books
The Citadel of Learning by James Bryant Conant
New Worlds of Modern Science edited by Leonard Engel
Features:
A Salute to
T. H. von Karman
by E. E. Sechler
The Earth Satellite
Program
How, when, where and why the United States will begin its first scientific observations
of outer space.
by W. H. Pickering
Muscovite Make-Believe
Deceit and self-deception—so vital to the functioning of Soviet society—make
the Russians both dangerous and difficult to deal with. Some remarks on what
we might do about it.
by Heinz E. Ellersieck
Viruses and
Cancer
A report on research in progress at Caltech on the viruses that—instead
of killing cells—cause them to multiple at a much faster rate.
by Harry Rubin
Campus News:
Student Life
An International Affair
by Tom Bergeman, '56
The Caltech
Undergraduate
—and What You Can Do With Him
by Fritz Trapnell, '56