Compares and contrasts industrial and university physics departments, focusing on the group dynamics and work environment of a corporate physics (General Motors). A major difference between these departments lies in the motivation for and evaluation of research, not in the selection of research topics. (Author/JN)

The author traces interest in science teaching within the British Association for the Advancement of Science, which leads to the founding of its Section L (the education section) in 1900. Emphasis is given to the debate within the Association on the place of science education within the field of science. (SJL)

Traces the development of quantum field theory over the last 50 years beginning with the research of Paul Dirac. Includes past and current research endeavors of various scientists. (JN)

Focuses on past achievements of physicists beginning with the discovery of gaseous nebulae and listing seven commonly found characteristics of this and other observational discoveries which can foster further discovery. Suggests how theory is related to observation and where physicists make their greatest contributions to astronomy. (Author/JN)

Reported is a study which assessed the differences between female and male Ph.D.'s in the areas of salary and promotion. Results indicate female Ph.D.'s receive less pay and fewer and slower promotions than their male counterparts. (DS)

The concept of stereochemical nonequivalence (heterotopicity) of apparently identical ligands, or of apparently identical faces, is discussed. (HM)

Discusses the children of Aldo Leopold, their contributions to science and environmental conservation, and the influence of their father's ideas on their lives. (SA)

Discusses the results of interviews and questionnaires on the oral communication skills needed by research scientists. Proposes an oral communication course for science majors and generally summarizes its content. (JMF)

Discusses how Volta's concept of electromotive force seems to be forgotten. A comparison of the concepts of potential difference and electromotive force is also included. (HM)

Presents evidence to support the author's viewpoint that Einstein's General Relativity Theory is related to concepts of chemo-electricity. (CS)

Describes an experiment in passage retrieval for scientists using a variety of forms of retrieval question and search words selected independently by two different people. (FM)

Briefly reviews past endeavors at achieving international communication among scientists. Describes present accomplishments of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Makes appeals for scientific and technological development to the development countries, to the international community, and to representations of the OPEC countries. (CS)

Summarizes results of a survey undertaking to describe the extent of movement of chemistry faculty members (N=1207) from academic to industrial positions. Numbers of male and female faculty within categories of reasons for leaving are also reported. (CS)

Described is the relationship between corporations and universities involving funding and scientific research. Included is the National Science Foundations backing of collaboration in research, Exxon funds for combustion research, cooperation for automative research, and new sources of industry funding. (DS)

Presents a report produced by the National Academy of Sciences in 1979 for the Congress on recent and prospective developments in physical science. This article summarizes those sections of the report of interest to physicists on structure of matter. (HM)