Discusses the literature that has become associated with Lotka's Law of Scientific Productivity (a general theoretical estimate of author productivity in the sciences) and attempts to identify the important factors of Lotka's original methodology that should be considered when attempting to test applicability of Lotka's Law. Forty-seven references…

Two dimensions of Carl Jung's psychological system (preference for information and choice of decision making processes) are applied to creativity research. Examples of four personality types (sensing- thinking, sensing-feeling, intuition-feeling, and intuition-thinking) are represented by prominent social scientists. A systems model of science is…

Of the 718 graduates of the class of 1950, Bronx High School of Science, at least eight members became PhD physicists (including two Nobel prize winners). A list of these PhD physicists and comments about the school made at a reunion held in New York City (June 1982) are provided. (JN)

Indicates that the assumption that scientists have no experiences with the press is invalid. Concludes that most scientists surveyed would welcome contact with journalists. (FL)

Discusses why the Nobel Committee for Physics waited so long before giving Einstein the Nobel Prize and why they did not award it for relativity, but for the photoelectric effect instead. Focuses on the judgments of leading scientists who made nominations as well as committee members' decisions. (Author/JN)

Melba Phillips, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Chicago, reflects on her background, graduate career, scientific research, role in the American Association of Physics Teachers, political views, experiences in China, and other topics in this continuing series of interviews with outstanding physics educators. (SK)

Summarizes events of a conference on evolutionary biology in Chicago entitled: "Macroevolution." Reviews the theory of modern synthesis, a term used to explain Darwinism in terms of population biology and genetics. Issues presented at the conference are discussed in detail. (CS)

Using the example of Hans Christian Oersted's (1777-1851) discovery that magnetic fields surround currents as a focal point, it suggests, by using different historical examples, that science and history be brought together in a kind of conjunction for scholarly research and classroom purposes, for both scientists and nonscientists. (SK)

Analyzes the growth, development, and prospects of scientific information in relation to socioeconomic and cultural development, noting that exchange of scientific information is an interactive process between scientists and users that must be mutually recognized and developed to achieve the benefits of scientific innovation. (Author/RAA)

This is a part of a presentation made in 1978 at the symposium on the Influence of Modern Scientific Ideas on Society organized by UNESCO in West Germany. An analysis of Einstein's intellectual courage and behavior is discussed. (HM)

Analyzes the concepts of physical time and of the measurement of the magnitude of time, and examines the International System of Units (SI). A proposal for the use of the Einstein system (ES) is also included. (HM)

Arguments against conversion to the metric system of measurement are based on the contention that it is poorly suited to recent developments in science and technology. (MP)

Celebrates the centennial of Einstein's birth with an eight-page pictorial biography and two special articles: (1) Einstein the catalyst; and (2) Unitary field theories. His special and general theories of relativity and his contributions to quantum physics and other topics are also presented. (HM)

This paper presented in the 1978 Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories on August 17, 1978, discusses Einstein's contributions to physics, in particular, his discovery of the general theory of relativity. (HM)

The Gordon Research Conferences were established to stimulate research in universities, research foundations, and industrial laboratories. The topics for the conferences are listed as well as the locations and scheduled presentations at each conference. (CS)