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smithsonian treasury of twentieth-century science
smithsonian treasury of twentiethcentury science Author:Webster P. Tru This book is a collection of Smithsonian articles concerning topics of major importance to twentieth century science. Here is the table of contents: — Beyond the Milky Way — Advances in Astronomical Technology — The Challenge of Space Exploration — Rocket Propulsion — Navigation-From Canoes to Spaceships — Some Astronomical Aspects of Life in the Univ... more »erse
The Electron: Its Intellectual and Social Significance
Ultrasonics
Digital Computers: Their History, Operation, and Use
The New Uses of the Abstract
Organic Chemistry: A view and a Prospect
Earthquakes and Earth's Internal Structure
The New Age of the Sea
Drilling Beneath the Deep Sea
The Opening of the Arctic Ocean
The IGY in Retrospect
The Place of Genetics in Modern Biology
Does Natural Selection Operate in Modern Man Kind?
Man as a Maker of New Plants and New Plant Communities
Some Mysteries of Life and Existence
What is Cybernetics?
The Promise of Underwater Archeology
The Carbon-14 Method of Age Determination
Jet Streams
An Appraisal of Cloud Seeding
The Science of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow« less