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Soviet astronomy ranks high. Professor Donald Menzel, head of Harvard College Observatory, found Russian astronomers equal to their U.S. colleagues in imagination and ability. Pulkovo Observatory at Leningrad, which has a scientific staff of 400, is particularly fine. The Russians have some excellent men in astrophysics-such as L. S...
Some other physical sciences-such as geology and oceanography-seem to be pretty good, and Professor (of Engineering) Albert Dietz of M.I.T. was impressed by a research institute on the outskirts of Moscow devoted to pure research on concrete. The lab had developed a completely automated machine that produced concrete...
Soviet chemistry did not win much admiration from visiting U.S. chemists. Dr. Leon Dorfman, chemist at Argonne National Laboratory, saw no outstanding programs in chemistry, and a lot that were pretty poor. Dr. Dorfman suspects that for some reason the Russians have not routed their best men into chemistry.
How Much Damage? The timetable could be upset by the extent of damage to furnaces during the long shutdown. In some cases, the interior brick linings have contracted and furnace roofs have fallen in. Steelmen waited anxiously for signs of other damage as the heat built up to 3,000...
Even if the industry goes back in operation rapidly, the effects of the strike on the U.S. economy will be felt for many weeks to come. Though there are still some 4,500,000 tons of finished steel in inventories in the U.S., much of it is in odd sizes...