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)

Tells the story of how the efforts of a group of French scientists, dissatisfied with the bureaucratic organization of higher education, have made use of the shifting politics of the 1930s to set up the CNRS. (Author/GA)

The investigation looked at 15 male biologists who might be labeled "late bloomers" and four scientists considered almost "born" to scientific excellence. Among findings were that late bloomers are conspicuous for their relative slowness in making biology their career choice and late bloomers seem to have more drive than early bloomers. (SB)

Comments on the personalities and viewpoints of Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson, paleoanthropologists who hold differing views on the origin of humans. Summarizes major paleoanthropological finds and suggests the use of radio-immunoassay techniques for untangling the human family tree. (JN)

Maintains that dialectical concepts provide only one alternative to empiricist views of science. Three functions of scientists are identified: conceptual constructivist, change agent, and prognosticator. Suggests that methodology should be designed to facilitate these goals. (Author/DB)

Outlines the life of A. G. Vernon Harcourt, a founder of chemical kinetics, contributor to the purification of coal gas from sulfur compounds, inventor of the percentage chloroform inhaler, friend to Lewis Carroll, and instructor to the Prince of Wales. (CS)

Reports survey results from the American Chemical Society (ACS) that indicate an erosion of chemists' salaries by soaring living costs. Numerous tables provide information regarding the employment status of industrial and academic ACS members and their salaries. (CS)