The nature and requirements of an industrial career are discussed in relationship to an academic career. The characteristics of an industrial physicist are given as adaptability, self-confidence and an ability to communicate. (TS)

Scientists, with a broad general education, must oppose the irresponsible use of science, with the universities as the seat of informed dissent. (AL)

Scientists' failure to determine society's use of discoveries has facilitated the development of weapons-oriented scientific research. (AL)

Describes the facilities provided to Fellows at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. The Center's early development and growth is reviewed. Interviews with several Fellows are reported. The author comments on the expected role of the Center in the 1970's. (LC)

A Discussion of attempts to understand the great inter-relationships among all areas of knowledge" by Neils Bohr, a physicist, and others. (SE)

Scientists' role in the conversion of the arms industry is discussed in the context of research and solutions to economic problems related to arms conversion. Suggestions for preparing to undertake arms conversion based on Russia's postwar experience are presented. Scientists should prove that disarmament is desirable and will benefit humanity.…

Questionnaire responses indicated that (1) Black sociologists believe that they are linked with and should liberate the Black community; (2) Black sociologists see the need to develop a Black sociology; and (3) despite their levels of education, status, and income, Black sociologists consider themselves different from Whites. (Author/MJL)

A survey of online searchers' perceptions of seven database vendors over 13 service-related characteristics resulted in DIALOG being ranked first for all attributes. A statistically significant relationship between overall preference and frequency of use was demonstrated, with reliability, variety, and flexibility the most highly ranked…

Explores the interpersonal and intellectual relationship between Booker T. Washington and Robert Ezra Park, a White sociologist who travelled, worked, and wrote with Washington before becoming well known as an expert on race relations. Focuses on their voyage to Europe which resulted in the publication of Washington's "The Man Farthest…

Identifies information specialists who employ systems methodology and discusses the modern systems movement, its role in the changing world view of science, disciplines (cybernetics and operations research) that have contributed to its development, and distinctions between General Systems Theory and other approaches to the study of systems.…

Discusses historical origins of quantitative and qualitative research; describes how the investigator's relationship to the subject matter, the relationship between facts and values in the investigative process, and the goal of investigation differ in the two research approaches; and indicates the implications of the differences for educational…

Integration of the natural and social sciences occurs when scientists in each discipline have a knowledge of the other discipline. Research must strive for integrated conceptual and operational frameworks, develop objectives agreed upon by all participants, and include planners, decision makers, and local population. (KC)

This translation of a lecture given in Kyoto (Japan) on 14 December l922 sheds light on Einstein's path to the theory of relativity and offers insights into many other aspects of his work on relativity. (Author/JN)