Satyendranath Bose was first to prove Planck's Law by using ideal quantum gas. Einstein credited Bose for this first step in the development of quantum statistical mechanics. Bose did not realize the importance of his work, perhaps because of peculiar academic settings in India under British rule. (PS)

Summarizes the argument between the advocates of stream straightening for flood control, drainage, and navigation, and those concerned with the maintenance of ecological communities and the aesthetic values of natural" streams. (AL)

Describes the effects of one particular case of stream channelization. (AL)

A resource unit for a broad study of our vast transportation industry. (Editor)

Discusses the human costs of producing and using nuclear fuel to generate electricity and...whether these costs are equitably compensated for and represented in the price of the electricity.'' Analysis considers estimates of the value of human life, lost productivity, and potential effects of radiation. (Author/AL)

The Survival of literature is contingent upon what is considered literature and how literature and language are taught. (Author)

Suggests the level at which errors could be treated in sixth form physics (England) and then describes two design exercises in which rough estimations of errors are used in the making of design decisions. (Author/PR)

Two separate commentaries agree that a unified Europe would provide the economic power structure needed to provide a secure position among superpower nations; economic power being preferable to nuclear power. (JB)