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Volume 62; Issue 3

American Scientist

Volume 62; Issue 3

1

Human Population and the Global Environment: Population growth, rising per capita material consumption, and disruptive technologies have made civilization a global ecological force

John P. Holdren and Paul R. Ehrlich

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Physical and Applied Acousticsby E. Meyer; E.-G. Neumann

Review by: Robert T. Beyer

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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3

Physiology of Plants and Their Cellsby James A. Goss

Review by: Arthur W. Galston

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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4

Genetics of Sex Differentiationby Ursula Mittwoch

Review by: Arthur Robinson

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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5

Australia Antigenby James E. Prier; Herman Friedman

Review by: Edward E. Morse

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Aesthetics and Psychobiologyby D. E. Berlyne

Review by: Pavel Machotka

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Front Matter

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Microbial Permeabilityby John P. Reeves

Review by: M. L. Morse

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The Coccidiaby D. M. Hammond; P. L. Long

Review by: Edith D. Box

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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10

Spindle Dynamics and Chromosome Movementsby Andrew S. Bajer; J. Molé-Bajer

Review by: Arthur Forer

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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11

Thermocouple Temperature Measurementby P. A. Kinizie

Review by: E. D. Zysk

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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12

The Life and Work of William Morris Davis. The History of Landforms, Vol. 2by Richard Chorley; Robert Beckinsale; Antony Dunn

Review by: Cyril J. Galvin Jr.

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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13

Immunodiffusionby Alfred J. Crowle

Review by: Joel K. Weltman

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Chemiluminescence and Bioluminescenceby M. J. Cormier; D. M. Hercules; J. Lee

Review by: A. M. Michelson

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Biological Membranes, Vol. 2by Dennis Chapman; Donald F. H. Wallach

Review by: Richard M. Franklin

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Organizational Diagnosisby Harry Levinson

Review by: Michael Beer

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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17

Fourier Analysis in Probability Theoryby T. Kawata

Review by: Naresh Jain

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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18

The Benzodiazepinesby S. Garattini; E. Mussini; L. O. Randall

Review by: Richard Shader

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Turtles of the United Statesby Carl H. Ernst; Roger W. Barbour

Review by: Thomas Uzzell

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Nuclear Physicsby M. G. Bowler

Review by: D. A. Bromley

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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21

Peary at the North Pole: Fact or Fiction?by Dennis Rawlins

Review by: Robert E. Johnson

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Physics of Atomic Collisions. Vol. 51, Proc. of P. N. Lebedev Physics Instituteby D. V. Skobel'tsyn; Paul Robeson

Review by: Robert V. Krotkov

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Alcoholism: Progress in Research and Treatmentby Peter G. Bourne; Ruth Fox

Review by: Kenneth H. Williams

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Alfred Binetby Theta H. Wolf

Review by: Kate R. McGraw

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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25

Applied Photographic Theoryby P. Kowaliski

Review by: Henry Stark

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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26

Introduction to Glass Scienceby L. D. Pye; H. J. Stevens; W. C. LaCourse

Review by: George B. Hares

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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27

The Function of Aggression in Primate Societies: Uncontrolled aggression may threaten human survival, but aggression may be vital to the establishment and regulation of primate societies and sociality

Irwin S. Bernstein and Thomas P. Gordon

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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A First Language: The Early Stagesby Roger Brown

Review by: Katherine Nelson

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Minimization Algorithms, Mathematical Theories, and Computer Resultsby G. P. Szegö

Review by: H. W. Kuhn

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Symmetry and Its Applications in Scienceby A. Boardman; D. O'Connor; P. Young

Review by: R. Hermann

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The Surveillant Science: Remote Sensing of the Environmentby R. K. Holz

Review by: Henry Stark

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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32

Cephalosporins and Penicillins: Chemistry and Biologyby Edwin H. Flynn

Review by: John C. Sheehan

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Across the Frontiers World Perspectives, Vol. 48by Werner Heisenberg

Review by: John A. Wheeler

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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34

The Garden Strawberry: A Study of Its Origin: Hardy and prolific New World species contributed to the development of the strawberry's exceptional quality, productivity, and adaptability

Stephen Wilhelm

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Proceedings of the Seventh International Seaweed Symposiumby Kazutosi Nisizawa

Review by: J. Ramus

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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36

Heredity and Societyby Ian Porter; Richard Skalko

Review by: Y. E. Hsia

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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37

Fundamentals of Plasma Physicsby S. R. Seshadri

Review by: Joseph L. Cecchi

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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38

Mitochondria and Plastids as Endosymbionts: A Revival of Special Creation? The similarities between cellular organelles and prokaryotes are probably primitive features retained independently from a common ancestor

Thomas Uzzell and Christina Spolsky

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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39

Receptors for Reproductive Hormones. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 36. B. W.by O'Malley; Anthony R. Means

Review by: Robert H. Davis

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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40

Back Matter

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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41

Cytochromesby R. Lemberg; J. Barrett

Review by: Emanuel Margoliash

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Biopolymersby Alan G. Walton; John Blackwell

Review by: John R. Cann

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Gulf of Californiaby Richard C. Brusca

Review by: R. Stohler

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Water Management: Basic Issues. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development;World Fisheries Policy: Multidisciplinary Viewsby Brian J. Rothschild

Review by: J. L. McHugh

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Ecologyby Robert Ricklefs

Review by: Robert E. Cook

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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46

Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, 2nd ed.by Laurence Klauber

Review by: Thomas Uzzell

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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47

Plant Growth Substances: Proceedings of the International Symposiumby S. M. Sircar

Review by: Kenneth Thimann

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The Mediterranean Sea: A Natural Sedimentation Laboratoryby D. J. Stanley

Review by: Bruce C. Heezen

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Haemopoietic Stem Cells. Ciba Foundation Symposium 13by American Elsevier

Review by: Sherman Weissman

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Planck's Original Papers in Quantum Physicsby Hans Kangro

Review by: Martin J. Klein

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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51

Letters to the Editors

Nicholas Pastore, Edward T. Samulski, George H. Balazs, Walter Abbott, Jacques B. J. Read and John W. Moore

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American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Marijuanaby R. Mechoulam

Review by: Leo E. Hollister

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Symmetry Groups and Their Applicationsby Willard Miller

Review by: Christopher J. Henrich

Journal:

American Scientist

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1974

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english

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Critical Currents in Superconductorsby A. M. Campbell; J. E. Evetts

Review by: Stewart R. Ryan

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Motile Muscle and Cell Modelsby N. I. Arronet

Review by: J. Gergely

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Dynamic Aspects of Host-Parasite Relationships, Vol. 1by A. Zuckerman; D. W. Weiss

Review by: J. D. Gillett

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Respiration in the Invertebratesby P. J. Mill

Review by: W. B. Vernberg and Belle W. Baruch

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Foundations of Mathematical Biology. Vol. 1: Subcellular Systems, $15. Vol. 2: Cellular Systemsby Robert Rosen

Review by: Walter Goad

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Terpenoids: Structure, Biogenesis, and Distributionby V. C. Runeckles; T. J. Mabry

Review by: James E. Rodman

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Hybridization of Somatic Cellsby Boris Ephrussi

Review by: Thomas B. Shows

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Homestasis: Origin of the Conceptby L. L. Langley

Review by: N. R. Di Luzio

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Smoking Behavior: Motives and Incentivesby William L. Dunn

Review by: Howard Leventhal and G. Craig Caputo

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Communicationby Paul Davidovits

Review by: Thomas Hawkins

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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64

The Collected Works of Leo Szilard: Scientific Papersby Bernard T. Feld; Gertrud Weiss Szilard

Review by: Waldo E. Haisley Jr.

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Biological Zonation at the Base of a Reef: Observations from the submersible Nekton Gamma have led to surprising revelations about the deep fore-reef and island slope at Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Hard and Soft Acids and Basesby Ralph Pearson

Review by: Glenn C. Vogel

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Environmental Radioactivity, 2nd ed.by Merril Eisenbud

Review by: Arthur R. Tamplin

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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68

Comparative Physiology of Thermoregulation. Vol. 3: Special Aspects of Thermoregulationby Causey G. Whittow

Review by: Peter Morrison

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Wasps: An Account of the Biology and Natural History of Solitary and Social Waspsby J. Phillip Spradbery

Review by: Karl V. Krombein

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Culture, Behavior, and Personalityby Robert A. LeVine

Review by: Berton H. Kaplan

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Protein-Protein Interactions. Proc. of 23rd Mosbach Colloquiumby R. Jaenicke; E. Helmreich

Review by: E. T. Adams Jr.

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Stirling-Cycle Machinesby G. Walker

Review by: John B. Fenn

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Stochastic Processes and the Wiener Integralby J. Yeh

Review by: J. L. Doob

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Ultrasonicsby Dale Ensminger

Review by: Garland R. Barnard

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Biogenesis of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharidesby Frank Loewus

Review by: George A. Barber

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Life on Earthby Edward O. Wilson

Review by: Michael Konrad

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Organic Molecules in Actionby M. Goodman; F. Morehouse

Review by: R. E. Davies

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Thymic Hormonesby T. D. Luckey

Review by: Malcolm S. Mitchell

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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79

New Directions in Physics: Man's understanding of his universe and his technological abilities to satisfy his needs are undergoing major change because of new discoveries in all branches of physics

D. Allan Bromley

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Books Received for Review

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American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Nonhuman Primates and Medical Researchby Geoffrey H. Bourne

Review by: Arthur T. Hertig

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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John Banister and His Natural History of Virginia: 1678–1692by Joseph Ewan; Nesta Ewan

Review by: Richard G. Beidleman

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Perspectives in Membrane Biophysicsby D. P. Agin

Review by: Stanley G. Schultz

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Psychiatric Drugs: A Desk Referenceby Gilbert Honigfeld; Alfreda Howard

Review by: Mary E. Swigar

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Social Encounters: Readings in Social Interactionby Michael Argyle

Review by: Phoebe Ellsworth

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Timesby Morris Kline

Review by: Thomas Hawkins

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The World System: Models, Norms, Applicationsby Ervin Laszlo

Review by: Harold G. Cassidy

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The Chemistry of Organophosphorus Pesticidesby Christa Fest; Karl-Julius Schmidt

Review by: David Woodcock

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Optical Waveguidesby N. S. Kapaný; J. J. Burke

Review by: D. Gloge

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Uterine Contraction: Side Effects of Steroidal Contraceptivesby John B. Josimovich

Review by: Victor A. Drill

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Bacterial Plasmids: Conjugation, Colicinogeny, and Transmissible Drug-Resistanceby G. G. Meynell

Review by: Mark Richmond

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Women Scientists in America before 1920: Career patterns of over five hundred women scientists of the period reveal that, while discrimination was widespread, many women were working hard to overcome it

Margaret W. Rossiter

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Island Arcs: Japan and its Environsby A. Sugimura; S. Uyeda

Review by: D. E. Karig

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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94

Image Detection at the Telescope: Recent developments in the technology of light detectors have permitted optical astronomers to increase greatly the effectiveness of both new and existing telescopes

Allan G. Millikan

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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Meteorites and Their Originsby G. J. McCall

Review by: Edward Anders

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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Sigma Xi News

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

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english

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The Mammalian Fetus in vitroby C. R. Austin

Review by: Laurel E. Glass

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1974

Language:

english

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