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In my opinion the author shows sound judgment and facility in the sequence of subjects covered. The plot develops rapidly with an early discussion of all the atomic and nuclear particles that are getting publicity these days. The nature of the description of the meas- urables, although it is largely qualitative, is clear and accurate in more cases than would be guessed possible without resort to more quantitative definitions. How- ever, the descriptions of some basic concepts could be easily improved. For example, the author does not distinguish well between electrotnagnetic waves and the energy transferred by such waves. There is also a touch of carelessness indicated in such italicized statement as "Temperature is an indication of the heat the body possesses."
As a possible textbook to be used in such a course as that for which it was developed, there is much to re-
commend it. Some culturists will object to this book's lack of the historical, but for those who feel that some understanding of the fundamentals of the physical uni- verse should be a part of the well-educated and "ad- justed" college graduate, this textbook should be a "best seller." In these days of diesel engines, television, jet propellers, heat pumps, going through McGuffey's readers no longer constitutes an education. The old gentleman who 75 years ago remarked that he wanted his grandchildr en to be educated clear through the "fourth reader" so "they could travel all over the world and not get cheated" would now demand a college edu- cation for his boys and probably a knowledge of as much physics as that covered in Bachman's textbook. They would not be so easily cheated.
R. F. PATON Department of Physics, University of Illinois
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6-13. International Cong. of Allergology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (F. Alves, Avenida Rio Branco 277, 70 andar, Rio de Janeiro.)
7-9. Assoc. of Military Surgeons of the United States, 62nd annual, Washington, D.C. (AMSUS, 1726 Eye St., NW, Washington 6.)
7-9. Eastern Joint Computer Conf., AIEE, IRE, ACM; Boston, Mass. (I. Travis, Burroughs Research Center, Paoli, Pa.)
7-9. Geological Soc. of America, annual, New Orleans, La. (H. R. Aldrich, 419 W. 117 St., New York 27.)
7-9. Mineralogical Soc. of America, New Orleans, La. (C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., 12 Geological Museum, Oxford St., Cambridge 38, Mass.)
7-9. Paleontological Soc., New Orleans, La. (K. E. Cas- ter, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 21, Ohio.)
7-9. Soc. of Economic Geologists, New Orleans, La. (O. N. Rove, Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., 30 E. 42 St., New 'York 17.)
8. Assoc. of Geology Teachers, New Orleans, La. (R. L. Bates, Dept. of Geology, Ohio State Univ., Columbus 10.)
9-12. American Council of Independent Laboratories, Phoenix, Ariz. (H. M. Dudley, 4302 East-West High- way, Washington 14.)
9-13. International Symposium on Tuberculosis in Infancy and Childhood, Denver, Colo. (L. S. Smith, National Jewish Hospital, 3800 E. Colfax Ave., Denver 6.)
10. Assoc. of Vitamin Chemists, Chicago, Ill. (M. Freed, 4800 S. Richmond, Chicago 32.)
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10-11. American Philosophical Soc., Philadelphia, Pa. I (L. P. Eisenhart, 104 S. 5 St., Philadelphia 6.)
10-12. American Astronomical Soc., Troy, N.Y. (J. A. Hynek, McMillin Observatory, Columbus 10.)
10-12. American College of Cardiology, 4th Memphis, Tenn. (P. Reichert, American College of Cardiology, Empire State Bldg., New York 1.)
11-12. Inter-Society Cytology Council, 3rd annual, Cleveland, Ohio. (P. F. Fletcher, 634 N. Grand Ave., St. Louis 3, Mo.)
13-18. American Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, 75th annual, Chicago, Ill. (C. E. Davies, 29 W. 39 St., New York 18.)
14-16. Technical Conf. on Electrical Techniques in Medicine and Biology, 8th annual, Washington, D.C. (T. Rogers, Machlett Laboratories, 1063 Hope St., Springdale, Conn.)
14-17. International Automation Exposition, 2nd, Chi- cago, Ill. (R. Rimbach Associates, 845 Ridge Ave., Pittsburgh 12, Pa.)
14-18. American Public Health Assoc., Kansas City, Mo. (R. M. Atwater, APHA, 1790 Broadway, New York 19.)
14-18. New England Inst. for Hospital Administrators, 7th, Boston, Mass. (D. Conley, ACHA, 620 N. Michi- gan Ave., Chicago 11, Ill.)
15-17. American Meteorological Soc., Honolulu, Hawaii. (K. C. Spengler, AMS, 3 Joy St., Boston 8, Mass.)
15-17. Geophysical Soc. of Hawaii, Honolulu. (L. Eber, Pineapple Research Inst., Honolulu.)
16-18. Soc. for Experimental Stress Analysis, Chicago, Ill. (W. M. Murray, SESA, P.O. Box 168, Cambridge 39, Mass.)
17-19. American Anthropological Assoc., Boston, Mass. (W. S. Godfrey, Jr., Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis.)
18-19. American Mathematical Soc., Knoxville, Tenn. (E. G. Begle, Yale Univ., New Haven 11, Conn.)
18-19. North Carolna Science Fair Work Conf., Greens- boro. (D. E. Large, Science Fair Program, P.O. Boy 117, Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
22-23. National Council of Geography Teachers, Indi- anapolis, Ind. (I. C. Robertson, State Teachers Col- lege, Valley City, N.D.)
22-25. International Cong. on Documentation of Ap- plied Chemistry, 1st, London, Eng. (Congress Comm., 56 Victoria St., London, S.W.1.)
25-26. American Mathematical Soc., Milwaukee, Wis. (E. G. Begle, Yale Univ., New Haven 11, Conn.)
25-26. American Physical Soc., Chicago, Ill. (K. K. Darrow, Columbia Univ., New York 27.)
25-26. American Soc. of Animal Production, annual, Chicago, Ill. (W. M. Beeson, Animal Husbandry Dept., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.)
27-30. American Inst. of Chemical Engineers, Detroit, Mich. (F. J. Van Antwerpen, AIChE, 25 W. 45 St., New York.)
28-1. White House Conf. on Education, Washington, D.C. (C. Pace, Comm. for White House Conf. on Education; South Health, Education, and Welfare Bldg., Washington 25.)
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Atlanta, Ga., December 26-31, 1955 The list of hotels and their rates and the reservation coupon below are for your convenience in
making your hotel room reservation in Atlanta. Please send your application, not to any hotel directly, but to the AAAS Housing Bureau in Atlanta and thereby avoid delay and confusion. The experienced Housing Bureau will make assignments promptly; a confirmation will be sent you in two weeks or less. As in any city, single-bedded rooms may become scarce; double rooms for single occupancy cost more; if possible, share a twin-bedded room with a colleague-and also save money. Mail your application now to secure your first choice of desired accommodations. All requests for reservations must give a definite date and estimated hour of arrival, and also probable date of departure.
HOTELS AND RATES PER DAY * Hotels starred have sessions in their public rooms. Most hotels will place comfortable rollaway beds in rooms or suites at 2.50 or 3.00 per night. For a list of headquarters of each participating society and section-and for information on dormi- tory accommodations at Atlanta University and Georgia Institute of Technology-please see Science, July 22, or The Scientific Monthly, August.
Hotel* Single Double Bed Twin Bed Suite Georgia Tech Zone Atlanta Biltmore* 6.00-10.00 8.00-14.00 10.00-14.00 15.00-50.00 Cox-Carlton 4.00- 6.00 6.00- 8.00 6.00- 8.00 14.00-16.00 Georgian Terrace -5.00- 8.00 8.50-11.00 8.50-12.00 12.00-22.00 Peachtree Manor 5.00- 8.00 7.50- 9.50 8.50-12.00 15.00-28.00 Downtown Zone Atlantan 4.00- 5.50 6.00- 8.50 8.50-10.50 17.00 Dinkler Plaza* 6.00- 8.50 7.00-11.50 13.00-15.00 12.00-35.00 Georgia* 4.00- 7.00 6.00- 9.00 7.00-10.00 15.00-20.00 Hampton 2.50- 4.00 3.50- 5.00 5.00- 7.00 Henry Grady* 5.50-12.00 9.00-12.00 9.50-12.00 16.00-25.00 Imperial 4.00- 5.50 6.00- 6.50 6.50- 7.00 Jefferson 3.00- 3.50 4.00- 5.00 4.50- 5.00 Peachtree on Peachtree 5.00- 7.00 7.50-10.50 8.50-10.50 10.00-18.00 Piedmont* 5.50- 8.00 7.50-10.00 10.00-14.00 20.00-25.00
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