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16. INFORMATION FILE

A Sampling of Good Source Books

These lists represent a rather random sampling of the thou­sands of excellent books available. For every title mentioned, a dozen others come immediately to mind.

With the great upsurge of interest in science, new publica­tions are being produced constantly. These samples are in­tended chiefly as clues that will lead to others by the same author and by other authors in each of the classifications.

For convenient purchase of any U.S. book in print, send a remittance to cover retail price (postage will be paid) to Book Dept., Science Service, 1719 N St., N.W., Wash. 6, D.C.

I. Junior Books
General Science

Adler, Irving. Fire in Your Life. Day, 1955, $3.

Adler, Irving. The Tools of Science. Day, 1958, $3.

American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Traveling Elementary School Science Library. 1959, 254.

Barr, George. Research Ideas for Young Scientists. McGraw-Hill, 1958, $3.

Cooper, Elizabeth K. Science in Your Own Back Yard. Har-court, Brace, 1958, $3.

Herbert, Don. Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists. Doubleday, 1959, $2.95.

Hogben, Lancelot. The Wonderful World of Energy. Double-day, 1957, $2.95.

Lewellen, John B. Boy Scientist. Simon and Schuster, 1955, $3.95.

700 Science Experiments for Everyone. Compiled by UNESCO. Doubleday, 1948, $3.

Yates, Raymond F. Faster and Faster: The Story of Speed. Harper, 1956, $2.75.

Aeronautics

Branley, Franklyn M. A Book of Satellites for You. Crowell, 1959, $3.
Coombs, Charles. Skyrocketing into the Unknown. Morrow,

1954, $4. Fisher, James. The Wonderful World of the Air. Doubleday,

1959, $2.95.

Kinney, William. Medical Science and Space Travel. Watts,

1959, $3.95.

Ley, Willy. The Conquest of Space. Viking, 1949, $4.95.

Anthropology

Boyd, William C. Races and People. Abelard-Schuman, 1955,

$2.75.

Astronomy

Freeman, Mae, and Ira Freeman. Fun with Astronomy. Ran­dom House, 1953, $1.50.

Schloat, G. Warren. Andy's Wonderful Telescope. Scribner, 1958, $2.75.

Zim, Herbert S, and Robert H. Baker. Stars. Simon and Schuster, 1951, $1.95.

Biology

Cousteau, J. Y. The Silent World. Harper, 1953, $4.75. Johnson, Gaylord, and Maurice Bleifield. Hunting with  the

Microscope. Sentinel, 1956, 954.

 Peattie,   Donald   Culross.   The   Rainbow   Book   of  Nature.
World, 1957, $4.95.

Peterson,   Roger  Tory,   and  James  Fisher.   Wild  America.
Houghton Mifflin, 1955, $5.

Botany

Dudley, Ruth H. Our American Trees. Crowell, 1956, $2.75. Fenton, Carroll Lane, and Dorothy C. Pallas. Trees and Their World. Day, 1957, $3.25.

Hutchins,  Ross  E.  Strange Plants and Their Ways.  Rand McNally, 1958, $2.95.

Selsam, Millicent E. Play with Seeds. Morrow, 1957, $2.50. Sterling,  Dorothy. Story of Mosses, Ferns and Mushrooms.

Doubleday, 1955, $2.75.

Zim, Herbert S. Plants: A Guide to Plant Hobbies. Harcourt,

Brace, 1947, $3.50.

Chemistry

Freeman, Ira M. All about the Wonders of Chemistry. Ran­dom House, 1954, $1.95.

Irwin, Keith G. The Romance of Chemistry from Ancient Alchemy to Nuclear Fissions. Viking, 1959, $3.75.

Seaborg, Glenn T., and Evans G. Valens. Elements of the Universe. Dutton, 1958, $3.95.

Electricity and Electronics

Bendick, Jeanne, and Robert Bendick. Television Works Like

This. McGraw-Hill, 1959, $2.75.

Freeman, Ira M. All about Electricity. Random House, 1957,
$1.95.

Lewellen, John.   Understanding Electronics: From  Vacuum Tube to Thinking Machine. Crowell, 1957, $3.

Morgan, Alfred. Boys' Second Book of Radio and Electronics.
Scribner, 1957, $3.

Engineering

Meyer, Jerome S. World Book of Great Inventions. World, 1956, $3.95.

Geology         *

Pearl, Richard M. Rocks and Minerals. Barnes and Noble,

1955,   $1.95.

Shuttlesworth,  Dorothy.  The Story  of Rocks.  Doubleday,
1956,   $2.95.

Sterling, Dorothy. The Story of Caves. Doubleday, 1956, $3.

Mathematics

Adler,  Irving.  Magic House  of Numbers. New American Library, 1958, 35¢.

Hogben, Lancelot.  The   Wonderful World of Mathematics. Doubleday, 1955, $2.95.

Sticker, Henry. How to Calculate Quickly. Dover, 1956, $1.

Medicine

Calder, Ritchie. The Wonderful World of Medicine. Double-day, 1958, $3.95.    :

Cooley, Donald. Science Book of Wonder Drugs. Watts, 1954,
$3.50

Reinfeld, Fred. Miracle Drugs and the New Age of Medicine.
Sterling, 1957, $3.95.

Schubert, Jack, and Ralph E. Lapp. Radiation: What It Is andHow It Affects You. Compass, 1958, $1.25.

Meteorology

Laird, Charles, and Ruth Laird. Weather casting. Prentice-Hall,
1955, $3.95.

Wyler, Rose. The First Book of Weather. Watts, 1956, $1.95.
Physics

Atkin, J. Myron, and R. Will Burnett. Electricity and Mag­netism. Rinehart, 1958, $1.

Boys, Charles V. Soap Bubbles. Dover, 1959, $1.

Haber, Heinz. Our Friend the Atom. Dell, 1956, 354.

Irving, Robert. Energy and Power. Knopf, 1958, $2.75.

Irving, Robert. Sound and Ultrasonics. Knopf,   1959,  $2.75.

Paschel, Herbert P. The First Book of Color. Watts, 1959, $1.95.

Ruchlis, Hy. Orbit. Harper, 1958, $2.75.

Physiology

Glemser,   Bernard.   All about  the  Human  Body.  Random
House, 1958, $1.95.

Schneider,   Leo.   Lifeline:   The  Story   of   Your  Circulatory

System. Harcourt, Brace, 1958, $2.95.

Zoology

Berrill, N. J. The Living Tide. Premier, 1956, 35*.

Carson, Rachel. The Edge of the Sea. New American Library,
1959, 50¢.

Cruickshank, Allan, and Helen Cruickshank. 1001 Questions Answered about Birds. Dodd, Mead, 1958, $5.

Lavine, Sigmund A. Wonders of the Hive. Dodd, Mead, 1958,
$2.95. Scientific American, Editors of. Twentieth Century Bestiary.
Simon and Schuster, 1955, $1.45.

Zim, Herbert S., and Hurst H. Shoemaker. Fishes. Golden
Press, 1957, $1.

II. Senior Books   ,iV   .

General Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science, and National Science Foundation.

The AAAS Science Book List.  1959, $1.

An Inexpensive Science Library. 1959, 25*

A Selected List of Career Guidance Publications for High School Students. 1959, free.

The Traveling High School Science Library, 5th ed. 1959,
25¢

Asimov, Isaac. Only a Trillion: Speculations and Explorations on the Miracles of Science.

Abelard-Schuman, 1957, $3.50.

Calder, Ritchie. Science in Our Lives. Signet Key, 1955, 35tf. Campbell, Norman. What Is Science? Dover, 1952, $1.25. Gamov, George. One, Two, Three . . . Infinity: Facts and

Speculations of Science. Mentor, 1953, 50¢.

Goldstein,   Philip.   How   to  Do   an   Experiment.   Harcourt, Brace, 1957, $2.60.

Schrodinger, Erwin C. Science, Theory and Man. Dover, 1957,
$1.35.

Science Service. Science Exhibits. 1959, $2; Scientific Instru­ments You Can Make. 1954, $2.

Standen, Anthony. Science Is a Sacred Cow. Everyman, 1950,
$1.15.

Thomson, J. Arthur. Riddles of Science. Premier, 1958, 50tf. Weyl,  Hermann.   Philosophy   of  Mathematics  and  Natural

Science. University Press, Princeton, 1959, $1.95.

Aeronautics

Bizomy, M. T., ed. The Space Encyclopedia. Dutton, 1957,
$6.95.

Ley, Willy. Satellites, Rockets and Outer Space. New Ameri­
can Library, 1958, 35¢.

Agriculture

Archer, Sellers C. Soil Conservation. University of Oklahoma,
1956, $3.75.

Cook, J. Gordon. The Fight for Food. Dial, 1957, $3.

Astronomy

Clason, Clyde B. Exploring the Distant Stars. Putnam, 1958,
$5.

Degani, Meir H. Astronomy Made Simple. Doubleday, 1955,
$1.

Hoyle, Fred. Frontiers of Astronomy. New American Library,
1957, 5¢

Schroeder,   Wolfgang.   Practical   Astronomy.  Philosophical
Library,  1957, $6.

Shapley, Harlow. Of Stars and Men. Beacon, 1958, $3.50. Texereau, Jean. How to Make a Telescope. Interscience, 1957,
$3.50.

Astrophysics

Eddington,   Arthur.  The Expanding  Universe. University of
Michigan, 1958, $1.45.

Gamow,   George.   The  Birth  and Death  of the Sun.  New
American Library, 1952, 50tf.

Bacteriology Cook, J. Gordon. Virus in the Cell. Dial, 1957, $3.

Biology

Beck, William S. Modern Science and the Nature of Life.

Harcourt, Brace, 1957, $5.75. Callison,  

Charles   H.,   ed.   America's   Natural   Resources.

Ronald, 1957, $3.75.

Hoffman, Joseph G. The Life and Death of Cells. Doubleday,
1957, $4.50.

Kleiner, Israel S., and James M. Orten. Human Biochemistry,
5th ed. Mosby, 1958, $9.

Simpson, G. G., C. S. Pittendrigh and H. Tiffany. Life, an Introduction to Biology. Harcourt, Brace, 1957, $7.50. Weisz, P. B. The Science of Biology. McGraw-Hill,  1959,

$7.95.

Biology—Evolution

Fisher, Ronald A. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Dover, 1959, $1.85.

Botany

Graves, Arthur Harmount. Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs, ed. Harper, 1956, $6.

Harlow, William M. Trees of the Eastern United States and Canada. Dover, 1957, $1.35.

Hylander, Clarence J. World of Plant Life. Macmillan, 1956,
$8.95.

Scientific American, Editors of. Plant Life. Simon & Schuster,
1957, $1.45.

Chemistry

Davis, Helen Miles. The Chemical Elements. With revisions
by Glenn T. Seaborg. Science Service, Washington, D. C,
1959, 55¢.

Hawk,   Burton  L.  Experimenting  with  Chemistry.  Science
Service, Washington, D.C., 1957, $2.

Hawk,  Burton  L.   Organic  Chemistry  for  the  Home Lab.
Science Service, Washington, D. C, 1956, $2.

Holmes, Harry N. Out of the Test Tube. Emerson,  1957,
$4.50.

Hutton, Kenneth. Chemistry. Penguin, 1957, 85¢.
Chemistry—Technological

Couzens, E. G., and V. E. Yarsley. Plastics in the Service of
Man.Penguin, 1956, 85¢.

Diamond, Freda. Story of Glass. Harcourt, Brace, 1953, $3.75.

Electrical Engineering

American Radio Relay League. The Radio Amateur's License Manual. A.R.R.L., West Hartford, Conn., 1959, 50¢.

Tepper, Marvin. Fundamentals of Radio Telemetry. Rider, 1959, $2.95.

Engineering

Steinman, David B., and Sara Ruth Watson. Bridges and Their Builders, 2nd ed. Dover, 1957, $1.95.

Geography

Carson, Rachel L. The Sea Around Us. Mentor, 1954, 50¢.

Lobeck, Armin K. Things Maps Don't Tell Us. Macmillan,
1956,   $4.95.

Moore, W. G. A Dictionary of Geography. Penguin, 1952, 65¢.

Geology

Adams, Frank D. The Birth and Development of the Geo­logical Sciences. Dover, 1954, $1.95.

Bates, D. R. The Earth and Its Atmosphere. Basic Books,
1957,   $6.

Mathematics

Carmichael, Robert D. The Theory of Numbers and Dio-phantine Analysis. Dover, 1959, $1.35.

Courant, Richard, and Herbert Robbins. What Is Mathemat­ics? Oxford, 1941, $6.

Heath, Royal V. Mathemagic. Dover, 1957, $1.

Lieber, Lillian R. The Education of T. C. Mits. Norton, 1944, $3.50.

Newman, James R. The World of Mathematics. (4 Vol.) Simon and Schuster, 1956, $20.

Rademacher, Hans, and Otto Toeplitz. The Enjoyment of Mathematics. University Press, Princeton, 1957, $4.50.

Titchmarsh, E. C. Mathematics for the General Reader. An­chor, 1959, 95tf.

Wiener, Norbert. Cybernetics. John Wiley, 1948, $3.50
Medicine

Hemming, James. Mankind Against the Killers. Longmans,
Green, 1956, $3.50.

Sproul, Edith E.  The Science Book of the Human Body.
Pocket Books, 1959, 35¢

Tokay, Elbert. The Human Body and How It Works. New
American Library, 1957, 50¢

Meteorology

Cook, J. Gordon. Our Astonishing Atmosphere. Dial, 1957, $3.

Microscopy

Corrington, Julian D. Exploring with Your Microscope. McGraw-Hill, 1957, $4.95.

Nutrition

Nasset, Edmund Sigurd. Food and You. Barnes and Noble, 1958, $1.25.

Photography

Larmore,   Lewis.   Introduction   to  Photographic   Principles.
Prentice-Hall, 1958, $6.

Physics

Cook, J. Gordon. We Live by the Sun. Dial, 1957, $3. Lansdell,  Norman.   The Atom and the Energy Revolution.
Penguin, 1958, 65tf.

Reinfeld, Fred. Rays:  Visible and Invisible. Sterling,  1958,
$3.50.

Physiology   

Riedman, Sarah R. Our Hormones and How They Work. Abelard-Schuman, 1956, $2.50.

Psychology

Carmichael,   Leonard.   Basic   Psychology.   Random   House,
1957, $3.95.

Sperling, Abraham P. Psychology Made Simple. Doubleday,
1957, $1.

Zoology and Evolution

Baerg, J. The Tarantula. University of Kansas, 1958, $3. Blum,  Harold F.   Time's Arrow and Evolution.  University

Press,  Princeton,  1959,  $1.75. Norman, J. R. A History of Fishes. Hill and Wang, 1958, $6.

III. Series         ;

Doubleday Science Program, prepared with the cooperation of Science Service. Monthly booklets on various aspects of science, including Universe, Flight, Submarines. Doubleday and Co., Inc., Science Program, Dept. 9-NR-7, Garden City, N. Y. $1 per month, introductory sample 10¢.

Educational Services Incorporated. The Physical Science Study Committee. PSSC Science Study Series. Several books have been published and many more are under way. Orders should be addressed to the "Science Study Series, Wesleyan University Press, Inc., Education Center, Colum­bus 16, Ohio. Students and teachers may purchase the first 5 books in minimum orders of 10 copies at 65tf each.

Grade Teacher. Booklets for teachers of science in grade school, primary to upper grades. Educational Publishing Corp., Darien, Conn. Science 1 and 2, $1.25 each. Science Comes to Life, books 1 and 2 with liquid duplicator, $2.95 each. Natural Science, books 1 and 2, $1.35 each. All have suggestions for classroom experiments. Also IndoorGar­dens, $1.95, 200 illustrations and complete directions for classroom use.

Science Manpower Project Monographs. General and specific science books available and under way. Monographs may be obtained from the Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York 27, N. Y.

Science Research Associates. SRA Modern World of Science Series. These booklets, covering many scientific fields, are prepared cooperatively with Science Research Foundation, Inc. Write to Science Research Associates, 259 E. Erie St., Chicago 11, 111.

Scientific American paperback series: Astronomy, Plants, etc. Scientific American Books, Simon and Schuster, 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N. Y.

Space Agency publications. NASA, 1512 H St., N.W., Wash­ington 25, D. C.

Periodical Sources

General

Aviation Week, Including Space Technology. McGraw-Hill,

330 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y., $7.

Current Science and Aviation. American Education Publications, 1250 Fairwood Ave., Columbus, Ohio, $1.40 a year.. Review   of   Scientific   Instruments.   American   Institute   of

Physics, Inc., 335 E. 45th St., N. Y. 17, N. Y., $11. Science.   American   Association   for   the   Advancement of Science, 1515 Massachusetts Ave., N. W., Washington 5,
D. C, $8.50.

Science Digest. 200 E. Ontario St., Chicago, 111., $3.50 per
year; 2 years $6.

Science News Letter. Science Service,  1719 N St., N. W.,
Washington 6, D. C, $5.50.

Science World. Scholastic Magazines, Inc., 33 W. 42nd St.,
New York, N. Y., $1.50.

Scientific American. 415 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y.,
$5.

Aeronautics

Missiles and Rockets. 1001 Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington
5, D. C, $5.

 Space Age.  Quinn  Publishing Co.,  Inc.,  Kingston,  N.  Y.,
$2.50.

Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C, $1.

Anthropology _

The   American   Anthropologist.   American   Anthropological

Assn., Logan Museum, Beloit, Wis., $12.

American Antiquity. Society for American Archaeology, Salt
Lake City, Utah, $8.

Astronomy

Astrophysical Journal.  University   of Chicago  Press,  5750
Ellis Ave., Chicago 37, 111., $15.

Sky and Telescope. Sky Publishing Corp., 49 Bay State Road,
Cambridge, Mass., $5.

Biological Sciences

Biological Abstracts. University of Pennsylvania, 3815 Walnut St., Philadelphia 4, Pa., $100.

Journal of Heredity. American Genetic Assn.,  1507 M St.,
N.W. Washington 4, D. C, $7.

Journal of Molecular Biology. Academic Press, Inc., Ill Fifth
Ave., New York 3, N. Y., $14.

Plant Physiology.  American Society of Plant Physiologists,

Box 2665, University Station, Gainesville, Fla., $12. Proceedings  of  the  Society  for  Experimental  Biology   and

Medicine.   139th  St.  and  Convent Ave.,  New  York  31,
N. Y., $17.

Botany

Biophysical Journal. Bimonthly, Rockefeller Institute Press,

66th  St.   and   York  Ave.,  New  York  21,  N.  Y.   First issue scheduled about September, 1960.

Plants and Gardens. Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn 25, N. Y., $2.

Chemical Technology

Modern Plastics. Breskin Publications, Inc., 575 Madison Ave., New York 22, N. Y., $7 (including Modern Plastics Encyclopedia issue); 2 years $12; 3 years $17.

Textile Research. Textile Research Institute, Box 625, Prince­ton, N. J., $25.

Chemistry

Chemical and Engineering News. American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C, $6.

Chemistry. Science Service, 1719 N St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C, $4, 2 years $7.

Journal of Biological Chemistry. Williams and Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, Md., $36.

Journal of Chemical Education. Division of Chemical Educa­tion of American Chemical Society, 500 Fifth Ave., New York 36, N. Y., $4.

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 1155 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C, $30.

Nucleonics. McGraw-Hill, 330 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y., $8.

Engineering

Chemical Engineering. McGraw-Hill, 330 W. 42nd St., New
York 36, N. Y., $3.

Electrical Engineering. American Institute of Electrical Engi­neers, 33 W. 39th St., New York 18, N. Y., $12.

Engineering and Mining Journal. McGraw-Hill, 330 W. 42nd
St., New York 36, N. Y., $4. Mechanical  Engineering.   American   Society  of  Mechanical

Engineers, 29 W. 39th St., New York 18, N. Y., $7. The Petroleum Engineer. Petroleum Engineer Publishing Co.,

800 Davis Bldg., Dallas, Texas, $8.

Proceedings of the I.R.E. Institute of Radio Engineers, 72 W.

45th St., New York 36, N. Y., $18.

QST Amateur Radio. American Radio Relay League, Inc., 38

LaSalle Rd., West Hartford, Conn., $4.

Forestry

American Forests. The Magazine of Forests, Soil, Water, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation. American Forestry Assn., 919 17th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C, $6.

Journal of Forestry. Society of American Foresters, Mills Building, 17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., N. W., Washing­ton 6, D. C, $9.

Geography

Geographical Review. American Geographical Society, Broad­way and 156th St., New York 32, N. Y., $9.50.

National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society,

1146 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C, $8. Surveying and Mapping.   American  Congress  on  Surveying and Mapping, P. O. Box 470, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, D. C, $5.

Geology

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 419 W. 117th
St., New York 27, N. Y., $15. Geo Times. American Geological Institute, 2101 Constitution

Ave., N. W., Washington 25, D. C, $2.

Journal   of   Geological   Education.   Dept.   of   Geology   and Geography, Hunter College, 695 Pacific Ave, New York 21, '     N. Y., $4.

Journal of Paleontology. Society of Economic Paleontologists
and Mineralogists, P. O. Box 979, Tulsa 1, Okla., $15.

Mathematics

American Mathematical Monthly. Mathematical Assn. of America, University of Buffalo, Buffalo 14, N. Y., $8.

Journal of Mathematics and Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 39, Mass., $6.

Scripta Mathematica. Scripta Mathematica Society, Amster­dam Ave. and 186th St., New York 33, N. Y., $4.

Mechanics

Popular Mechanics Magazine. 200 E. Ontario St., Chicago 11, 111., $3.50.

Science and Mechanics. Science and Mechanics Publishing Co., 450 E. Ohio St., Chicago 11, 111., $2.50.

Medicine

American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy and Nuclear Medicine. American Roentgen Ray and American Radium Societies, 327 E. Lawrence Ave., Springfield, HI., $15.

Circulation Research. American Heart Assn., 381 Fourth Ave., New York 16, N. Y., $9.

Experimental Neurology. Academic Press, Inc., Ill Fifth Ave., New York 3, N. Y., $16.

Journal of Nutrition. Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 36th St. and Spruce, Philadelphia 4, Pa., $22.50.

Journal of the American Dental Association. 222 E. Superior St., Chicago 11, 111., $7.

Journal of the American Medical Association. 535 N. Dear­born St., Chicago 10, 111., $15.

Meteorology

Weatherwise. American Meteorological Society, 3 Joy St., Boston 8, Mass., $4.

Natural History

Audubon Magazine. National Audubon Society, 1130 Fifth Ave., New York 28, N. Y., $5; 2 years $9.50; 3 years $12.

Natural History. The Journal of the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St., New York 24, N. Y., $5.

Pharmacology

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Wil­liams and Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore 2, Md., $24.

Physics

American Journal of Physics. American Institute of Physics, 335 E. 45th St., New York 17, N. Y., $7.50.

Bulletin of the American Physical Society. Columbia Univer­sity, New York 27, N. Y., $5.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. University of Chicago Press, 5750 Ellis Ave., Chicago 37, 111., $5.

Electronics Illustrated. Fawcett Publications, 67 W. 44th St.,
New York 36, N. Y., $3.

Journal of Applied Physics. American Institute of Physics,

335 E. 45th St., New York 17, N. Y., $12. Journal of  Molecular Spectroscopy.   Academic  Press,  Inc.,

111 Fifth Ave., New York 3, N. Y., $30.

Journal of the Optical Society of America. American Institute
of Physics, 335 E. 45th St., New York 17, N. Y., $25. Physical Review. American Institute of Physics, 335 E. 45th

St., New York 17, N. Y., $40.
Physics Today. American Institute of Physics, 335 E. 45th St.,
New York 17, N. Y., $4.

Popular Electronics. Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1 Park Ave.,

New York 16, N. Y., $4.
Psychology
American Psychologist. American Psychological Assn., 1333 16th St., N. W., Washington 12, D. C, $8.

Of Special Interest to Parents and Educators
Allen, Hugh Jr. Attitudes of Certain High School Seniors toward Science and Scientific Careers. Teachers College, Columbia University,  1959,  $1.25.

Bowles, Frank H. How to Get into College. Dutton, 1959, $1.10.
Brandwein, Paul F. The Gifted Student as Future Scientist. Harcourt, Brace, 1955, $2.

Brumbaugh, Florence N., and Bernard Roshco. Your Gifted Child. Holt, 1959, $3.75.

Cole, Charles C. Encouraging Scientific Talent. College Examination Entrance Board, 1956, $3.50.

Conant, James B. The AmericanHigh School Today. Mc­Graw-Hill, 1959, $1.

Cooper, Russell, Jr., ed. The Two Ends of the Log: Learning and Teaching in Today's College. University of Minnesota Press,  1958,  $4.
Craig, W. Bradford. How to Finance aCollege Education. Holt, 1959, $1.95.

Cutts, N. E., and N. Moseley. Bright Children. Putnam, 1953, $3.95.

De Haan R. E. and R. J. Havighurst. Educating Gifted Chil­dren. University of Chicago Press, 1957, $5.

Fine, Benjamin, and Lillian Fine. How to Get the Best Educa­tion for Your Child. Putnam, 1959, $3.95.

French, Joseph L., ed. Educating the Gifted. Holt, 1959, $5.50.

Henry, Nelson B., ed. Education for the Gifted. University of Chicago Press, 1958, $4.

National Aviation Education Council, Secondary Mathemat­ics Curriculum Committee. The Arithmetic of Flying: A Resource Unit in Air Age Concepts. Washington, D. C, 50<f. National Education Association, Conference Report. The Identification and Education of the Academically Talented Student in the AmericanSecondary School. National Educa­tion Association, 1958, $1.50.

Sheckles, Mary. Building Children's Science Concepts: Experi­ences with Rocks, Soil, Air and Water. Teachers College, Columbia,  1958, $1.50.

Terman, Lewis M., and Melita M. Oden. The Gifted Child Grows Up. Stanford University Press, 1947, $7.50.

Terman, Lewis M., and Melita H. Oden. The Gifted Group at Midlife. Stanford University, 1959, $4.50.

Waltz, George H. What Makes a Scientist! Doubleday, 1959, $2.95.

Weinlander, Albertina A. Your Child in a Scientific World. Doubleday, 1959, $2.95.

Witty, Paul, ed. The Gifted Child. Heath and Company, 1951,

Equipment and Supplies

Allied Radio Corporation, 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago 80,

111. General source for electronics equipment and materials.

Carolina Biological Supply Co., Elon College, N. C. Living and preserved materials.

Central Scientific Co., 1702 Irving Park Road, Chicago 13,

111. General equipment.

Chicago Apparatus Co., 1735-1743 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago,

111. General equipment.

Difco Laboratories,   Inc., 920 Henry St., Detroit 1, Mich.

Culture media and reagents.

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic supplies and equipment.

Edmund Scientific Co.,  99 E. Gloucester Pike, Barrington,

N. J. General equipment.

Fisher Scientific Co., 717 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh 19, Pa.

General equipment.

General   Biological  Supply House,   8200  S.  Hoyne Ave.,

Chicago 20, 111. Living and preserved materials.

The Heath Co., 307 Territorial Rd. at Edwards Sq., Benton

Harbor,   Mich.   General   equipment   and   materials   for electronics.

Hoeltge Bros., Inc., 1921 Gest St., Cincinnati 4, Ohio. Labora­tory animal cages and equipment.

Kepco Laboratories, Inc., 131-36 Sanford Ave., Flushing 55,

N. Y. School and industrial electrical laboratory equipment. Multiplex Display Fixture Co.,  911-921  N. Tenth St., St.

Louis 1, Mo. Display equipment.

New York Scientific Supply Co., 30 W. 30th St., New York 1,

N. Y. Preserved and living materials, and chemicals.

Radio   Shack,   730   Commonwealth   Ave.,   Boston,

Mass. Science and high fidelity materials.

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Science Associates, 194 E. Nassau St., Box 216, Princeton,

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Science Materials Center, a division of the Library of Science, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 3, N. Y. General equipment, tools and models.

Science Service, 1719 N St., N.W., Wash. 6, D. C. Things of Science, monthly kits of scientific experiments.

Stansi Scientific Co., 1231 N. Honore St., Chicago 22, 111.

General equipment.

Taylor Instrument Co., Olsen and Ames Sts., Rochester, N. Y.

Weather instruments.

Tracerlab, Inc., 1601 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, Mass. Radioac­tivity  apparatus. Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., 500 Harmon Rd., Bluffton, Ohio. Electrical instruments.

Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc., 3000 Ridge Rd.,

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W. M. Welch Mfg. Co, 1515 Sedgwick St, Chicago 10, El.

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Semimicro apparatus and equipment for chemistry.

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American Astronomical Society, c/o J. A. Hynek, Sec, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge 38, Mass. Leaflet: A Career in Astronomy. Free.

American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N. W., Washing­ton 6, D. C. Bulletin: The Chemical Profession—An Edu­cational and Vocational Guidance Pamphlet. 25¢.

American Forestry Assn., 919 17th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Booklet: Trees Every Boy and Girl Should Know. 50¢.

American Optical Co., Instrument Div., Box A, Buffalo 15, N. Y. Booklet: The Effective Use and Proper Care of the Microscope. Free.

Atomic Research Laboratory, 10717 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles 34, Calif., Attn. Librarian. Booklet: Laboratory Experiments with Radioisotopes for High School Science Demonstrations, revised edition. 50¢.

Eastman Kodak Co., Sales Service Division, 343 State St., Rochester 4, N. Y.. Pamphlets (single copies only; request by name and code number indicated): N-4 Snapshots and Slides Through the Microscope; C-20 Astrophotography with Your Camera. Free.

Edmund Scientific Co., 101 E. Gloucester Pike, Barrington, N. J. Booklets on how to make projectors, photographic enlargers, telescopes, etc. From lOtf to $1.

Future Scientists of America, National Science Teachers Assn., 1201 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. If You Want to Do a Science Project. Free. Student Projects. 50¢

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Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., Educational Services Dept., 800 Second Ave., New York 17, N. Y. A 32-p. illus. booklet on the story of fermentation chemistry and antibiotics: Our Smallest Servants. Free.

Philips Electronics, Inc., Instruments Div., 750 S. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon, N. Y. Booklets on topics such as X-ray analysis theory and instrumentation, questions and answers on the electronic microscope, the dispersion of carbon black in rubber. Free.

Radio Corp. of America, RCA Electron Tube Div., Harrison, N. J. RC-19 Receiving Tube Manual. 754. TT-4 Trans­mitting Tube Manual. $1. SCD-108B Book on Transistors and Semiconductor Diodes. 30¢.

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Rochester Institute of Technology, Public Relations Office, 65 Plymouth Ave., S., Rochester 8, N. Y. Booklets (single copies): Care in Industrial Chemistry; Careers in Photog­raphy. Free.

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Science Service, 1719 N St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Spon­sor Handbook. (Free to science club sponsors) $1; Dental Projects for High School Students. 25¢; Thousands of Science Projects. 25¢; Edison and Other Experiments You Can Do. 25¢.

UNESCO Publications Center, New York, N. Y. Radioiso-topes in the Service of Man.$1.

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Coast and Geodetic Survey, U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Wash­ington 25, D. C. Brochures covering general activities and historical background of this scientific and technical bureau of the Federal Government. Free.

Dept. of Agriculture, Office of Information, Washington 25, D. C. (single copies only). F 1567, Propagation of Trees and Shrubs; F 2052, Better Feeding of Livestock; L 253, Raising Laboratory Mice and Rats. Free.

National Science Foundation, Washington 25, D. C. Publications such as Scientific Information Activities of Federal Agencies. Free. Brochures: Secondary School Student Training Programs, enabling high-ability high school students interested in science to participate in college-level science,
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tenn. Fertilizer Sci­ence and the American Farmer. Free.

U. S. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Space Handbook: Aeronau­tics and Its Applications. 60¢.

The Table of Contents will serve as an index if reference is made to the field of science.

THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS are the fundamental stuff of all creation. This is the authoritative story of their discovery and all that is known of their construc­tion, so simply told  that anyone may understand  it.

The fascinating array of the building blocks of mat­ter is fully covered, from H for hydrogen to those ele­ments discovered in the atomic era, numbered 93 to 103. And the story of each element, its properties, sources, the most important varieties (isotopes), char­acteristic compounds, and place in periodic tables, ap­pears here in a clear and readily understandable form.

Completely up-to-date, fully indexed, invaluable for reference, this is an essential, and highly readable, handbook for every student, teacher and professional chemist.

The Chemical  Elements

Helen Miles Davis with  revisions by Glenn  Seaborg
Science Service  *   Ballantine Books
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