On May 15, 1957

On May 15, 1957 Linus Pauling made an extraordinary speech to the students of Washington University. … It was at this time that the idea of the scientists’ petition against nuclear weapons tests was born. That evening we discussed it at length after dinner at my house and various ones of those present were scribbling … Read more

There has come about

There has come about a general public awareness that America is not automatically, and effortlessly, and unquestionably the leader of the world in science and technology. This comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched and tried to warn against the steady deterioration in the teaching of science and mathematics in the … Read more