This report focuses primarily on the 1975 employment status of 1930-1974 recipients of doctorates in science and engineering residing in the United States. Approximately 63,400 persons of the 314,000 individuals on the 1975 Roster of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers compiled by the National Research Council were sampled. A variable sampling ratio…

This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 20 news and communication items including several program descriptions, discussions of social issues related to science, and descriptions of three bibliographies. Three feature articles are also included.…

This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 23 news and communication items including descriptions of academic and educational programs, conferences and seminars, and reports and opportunities that all relate to the social issues of science. Three…

This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section consists of various news items and communications that range from announcements of scheduled seminars, workshops and conferences to brief descriptions of conference proceedings, current research work, and discussions relative to…

Provided is a congressional study which analyzes the interactions between contemporary practice of science, technology, and the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Six cases illustrating the interaction of science, technology, and diplomacy are reviewed and six general issues, including topics such as nuclear power, seabed resources,…

This document presents the complete report of the evaluation of eleven experimental projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in FY 1974-75 to increase the number of women engaged in science-related careers. The report includes a description of the evaluation methods used, difficulties encountered in making the evaluations, the…

The belief that science attempts to objectively depict reality is based on a positivist philosophy which is currently considered a discredited theory. This essay advances the argument that science can be considered a rhetorical enterprise; that is, that scientists attempt to influence one another's beliefs concerning the acceptability of theories…

Testimony on the copyrightability of computer software was heard at the 10th Commission meeting held at the New York Public Library in November 1976. This transcript of the meeting also includes reports of the Commission subcommittees on photocopying, software, networks, and data bases. (Author/AP)

At a recent Paris meeting of science ministers and their counterparts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries, the conferees examined social issues related to the sciences, such as natural resources management and a greater public awareness of science. (Author/MLH)

Gives a method for filtering out the important authors on and sources for information in crucial current areas of scientific research. (Author/PF)

Introduces the main theme of this publication, "Women in Science," by discussing briefly the problems of discrimination by the science community of women and the social and economic problems encountered by women in developing countries such as India. (BR)

Deals with the significant roles sex sometimes plays in the so-called sexless, objective world of handling scientific and technical information. Author describes how she meets different challenges in this field and disposes of them. (BR)

Research supported by the Scottish Council for Research in Education.

A study examined the attitudes of scientists toward public information personnel and media coverage. Of 456 subjects (half social and behavioral scientists and half biological scientists) chosen randomly from the "American Men and Women of Science" reference books, 287 responded to the seven-page, two-part questionnaire. Part one contained 34…

Washington, D.C. has been associated with many distinguished chemists. Since its incorporation in 1802, a steady stream of chemists have made impressive contributions to chemical science, health, information science, minerology, food science and other areas. The majority of these chemists have been associated directly or indirectly with the…