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title: Engineering and Science, Volume 51:3, Spring 1988
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date: 1988
date_type: published
publication: Engineering and Science
volume: 51
number: 3
publisher: Calfornia Institute of Technology
place_of_pub: Pasadena, CA
id_number: CaltechES:51.3.0
refereed: FALSE
issn: 0013-7812
editors_name: Dietrich, Jane S.
editors_id: Dietrich-J-S
official_url: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:51.3.0
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collection: CaltechES
toc: <h2>Table of Contents</h2>
<p><b><a href="02/Issue.pdf">In This Issue</a></b></p>
<p><b><a href="02/Mann.pdf">Simplicity and Complexity in the Description of Nature</a></b><br />
  <em>by Murray Gell-Mann</em><br />
  What do the concepts of simplicity and complexity mean, particularly in terms of
  scientific theory?</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Rees.pdf">Why Do Galaxies Exist?</a></b><br />
  <em>by Martin Rees</em><br />
  The clumping of matter necessary for the birth of galaxies may be the result of a primeval &#0034;accident&#0034; in the distribution of dark matter.</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Finn.pdf">Interesting Times in Geophysics</a></b><br />
  <em>by Robert Finn</em><br />
  Varying interpretations of data from new techniques for exploring the Earth's interior
  yield complexity and controversy.</p>
<p><em>Departments</em></p>
<p><b><a href="02/Obituaries.pdf">Obituaries</a></b><br />
  John F. Benton<br />
  Richard P. Feynman</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Progress.pdf">Research in Progress</a></b><br />
  Perfect Timing<br />
  Instant Jupiter: Just Add Water</p>
<p><b><a href="02/Random.pdf">Random Walk</a></b></p>
citation:       Engineering and Science, Volume 51:3, Spring 1988.  [Journal Issue]     https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:51.3.0 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:51.3.0>  
document_url: https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/53/1/ES51.3.1988.pdf
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