This report provides information about the number and characteristics of doctoral level engineers and scientists in primarily energy-related activities for 1975. The data included are part of an attempt to monitor the supply and demand of energy technology professionals. Chapter titles which indicate the types and arrangement of data are: (1)…

This publication is a guide to the biome research conducted under the International Biological Program. The guide lists biome researchers by interest and by biome as well as a central list. A site list, map, information sources section reporting abstracts, bibliographies, journals, books, evaluations, and data books are also included. Three…

This report brings together data on salaries of scientists, engineers, and technicians. The salary surveys were conducted by agencies and departments of the federal government, professional scientific and engineering societies, educational associations, magazine publishers, and other professional organizations. Most of the surveys were originally…

This project was the result of the Navy's increasing manpower needs for high quality officers with engineering and science training and the desire to have larger numbers of midshipmen elect engineering and science majors at the Naval Academy. In order to accomplish this, a Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) was created to aid in selecting…

The development and field testing of an instructional product for the training of educational personnel in dissemination and utilization of research and development information is reported. A new role, that of the Educational Information consultant (EIC), is described. A modular training program, built around the five major processes delineated…

This booklet is one of the "Understanding the Atom" Series. Consisting of three sections, it is an account of the development of the first nuclear reactor by a team of scientists led by Enrico Farmi. The first section briefly reviews the early work on nuclear fission and neutron emission, the impact of Einstein's letter to President…

A descriptive model of how scientists and engineers search for and obtain information directly from their colleagues is outlined. The model emphasizes (and case studies illustrate) three decisions which users make in such searches: (a) whether to store the information need in hopes of an accidental or working encounter, (b) whether to satisfy the…

The objective of this study on the image and status of the library and information services field was to learn something about the attractiveness of an occupation and to determine, for example, how prestigious the library and information services profession is in comparison with other occupations. The status of different types of job within the…

Reported are the results of a pilot study which attempted to determine general patterns of common course content for scientists and engineers, and what specific course content would be of most value to them. Questionnaires were mailed to biologists, chemists, physicists, and engineers in nine states. Over two hundred of these respondents were…

This issue of the newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is devoted to information about employment opportunities for natural scientists and engineers in the '70s. Problems of supply and demand are considered, with graduate enrollment in natural science fields being considered as an important indicator of the future…

Reported is an investigation designed to develop an instrument used to test congruence between (1) children's and scientists' perceptions of desirable attributes of scientists and (2) children's self-perception and scientists' perception of desirable attributes of scientists. The tests, which consist of 20 pairs of statements, are considered to be…

This publication contains a collection of research papers designed to be used as a supplement to the textbook in a high school biology class. The material can be used to enrich the curriculum by stimulating critical thinking and by making high school students aware of the ways in which scientists work. Some of the papers have been condensed or…

Presented are national statistics on the 1960-62 employment conditions of America's scientific and engineering manpower in relation to economic and social characteristics. The eight-page questionnaire used in the 1962 postcensal survey is concerned with the collection of data from individuals classified as scientists and engineers in the 1960…

This is the first of a series of reports based on the 1972 Professional, Technical, and Scientific Manpower Survey, which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Included in this report are preliminary data highlighting selected information on employment status, age, sex, and education of persons…

This account of invention and innovation in electrical technology places particular emphasis upon the contributions of Nathan B. Stubblefield, an independent electrical scientist. An overview of inventions in electrical communication as they influenced Stubblefield sets his work in perspective. The elements of invention that were identified in…