Scientific American Reader Author:various Scientific American Reader is a clear, authoritative report of current activity on the frontiers of science--the areas in which scientists are now breaking through the enigmas of the past to new understandings of the nature of the universe and life. — The book derives from articles in the Scientific American, the magazine of which The New York T... more »imes says, "Its roster of contributors reads like a Who's Who of contemporary scientific leaders."« less