Table of Contents

Books
The Gene: A Critical History by Elof Axel Carlson

Letters

Features:

University Basic Research
by Lee A. DuBridge

Science for Mankind: Five Years—$85 Million

Early Developments in Animal Cells
by Albert Tyler

Early Days at Caltech
by Theodore von Karman

The Mapping of a Molecule
by Richard E. Dickerson

A Perspective on Southern California
by Robert W. Oliver

Bring on the Girls!
by Richard Flammang '68

Campus News:

The Month at Caltech