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Elizabeth James '83 is writing a "distorted dream-like novel explaining the universe in terms of physics for the layman." If it is good enough, she says that she hopes to get it published. While James is composing fantastic tales, Craig Hurty '83 is reading all about such literary works...
...same emergency authority, nor is there the urgency of wartime. The President's proposal appeals to the heart: he is calling for a defense system that renders strategic missiles ineffective. It also appeals to common sense: his plan seems to open up pleasing vistas for arms reduction. But layman's logic often conflicts with the accepted wisdom of experts, whose chorus we now hear. In developing nuclear weapons, Roosevelt moved in secret, sidestepping doubters. (His own naval aide, Admiral William Leahy, said F.D.R.'s project was "the biggest fool thing we've ever done. The atomic...
Thomas' previous books, The Lives of a Cell and The Medusa and the Snail, described many aspects of science, technology, computers, and their effects on human life. Writing in a graceful and easy prose, he showed a flair for bringing technical and erudite concepts within reach of a layman. In his latest book, he repeats this feat, writing smoothly and understandably of histocompatibility complexes, mycoplasmas, and endotoxins...
Medved's people are fiercely assertive about their individualities. Yet, surprisingly, many hold the layman's stereotypes about the medical profession: surgeons are coldhearted, cardiologists are technophiles, psychiatrists are intellectuals, and young nurses are lusty. They are also quick to see their own worst traits in colleagues: selfishness, excessive competitiveness and arrogance. This is particularly true when the doctors were formerly husband and wife...
...June of last year president Bok initiated his drive to help educate the public on nuclear issues by commissioning five Harvard professors to write a layman's guide to the question...