Citations with the tag: SCIENTISTS
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- Training and career development of clinician scientists.
Silverman, Mel; Chapman, Josie // Clinical & Investigative Medicine; Aug97, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p245Presents a summary of the retreat on the Training and Career Development of Clinician Scientists in Canada. Participants; Agenda; Purpose; Roles of clinician scientists on biomedical research.
- Alive with Treasure.
Silverman, Mel; Chapman, Josie // Scholastic SuperScience; Apr2002, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p8Illustrates the beauty of Mata Atlantica in Brazil. Concept of hot spots; Fascination of scientists on the hot spots; Animals and plants present in the place.
- The Ten Greatest Scientists of the Second Millennium.
Seaborg, Glenn T. // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2000, p36No abstract available.
- Some famous scientists.
Seaborg, Glenn T. // World Almanac for Kids; 1996, p188Cites the accomplishments of fifteen famous scientists. Archimedes; Nicolaus Copernicus; Galileo Galilei; Sir Isaac Newton; Edward Jenner; Michael Faraday; Charles Darwin; Gregor Johann Mendel; Louis Pasteur; Marie and Pierre Curie; Albert Einstein; Francis Crick; Maurice Wilkins; James D. Watson.
- Scientists, scholars, knaves and fools.
Wilson, Edward O. // American Scientist; Jan/Feb98, Vol. 86 Issue 1, p6Describes the work and demands of a scientist. Authority of science; Diagnostic features of science; Qualities of a scientist; Rule of the scientific profession; Level of creativity in science; Advice to the novice scientist.
- Soviet scientists: Low pay, no pay, now insults.
Kachian, S. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; May1992, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p8Considers current fears in the West that nuclear specialists from the former Soviet Union's weapons complex would sell their special services to some Third World dictator, and argues that focusing only on the nuclear weapons issue is shortsighted. Potential danger to common security in arms...
- The `guests' at Farm Hall.
Allen, S.; Ackerman, T. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; Sep1992, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p36Gives descriptions by the British overseers of the German scientists interned at Farm Hall. Otto Hahn, radio chemist; Max von Laue, nuclear physicist; Walter Gerlach's connections with the Gestapo; Werner Heisenberg, recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physics; Paul Hartek, physical chemist;...
- The parliament of science.
Zeilig, Martin // Beaver; Jun/Jul90, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p38Discusses information about the celebration of the `Great Parliament of Science.' Highlights of the event; The three Winnipeg newspapers who provided extensive coverage of the event; Prominent scientists who attended in the gathering; Three meetings of the British Association of Scientists that...
- Reaching beyond the outer limits.
Zeilig, Martin // Black Enterprise; Aug86, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p44A profile of three scientists who are seeking to change the way we live and communicate through technological research.
- E.O. Wilson's theory of everything.
Berstein, Jeremy // Commentary; Jun98, Vol. 105 Issue 6, p62Opinion. Focuses on scientists, in relation to irrational behavior commonly shared by some scientists as they grow older, according to an individual's views. Suggested factors which influence this behavior; Information on scientists who reflect this image; Reference to Edward O. Wilson's book...
- Paternalism no problem.
Nicholson, Richard H. // Hastings Center Report; Mar/Apr92, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p4Addresses the paternalistic attitude researchers emanate and the seemingly prevalent view that researchers own all the research they do, and that its subjects have no legitimate interest in the details of its conduct. Three episodes relating the attitudes of predominantly male researchers...
- Brothers in science: Science and fraternal culture in nineteenth-century Britain.
Gay, Hannah; Gay, John W. // History of Science; Dec97, Vol. 35 Issue 110 Part 4, p425Describes the scientific fraternities in Great Britain during the nineteenth-century. Significance of fraternalism among nineteenth-century scientists; Discussion on club culture; Edward Forbes' contribution to club culture; Foundation of the Red Lion Club, B-Club and Chemical Club.
- Real physicists don't wear ties.
Perkowitz, S. // New Scientist; 12/28/91, Vol. 132 Issue 1800/1801, p22Questions why scientists dress so badly. Their typical style; How dress varies among different scientific disciplines; Why they dress this way; Important dress accessories.
- Ban on westerners as German science goes east.
Toro, T. // New Scientist; 1/11/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1803, p15Discloses that scientists from the former West Germany who are applying for positions in the east are finding a job hiring ban against them. Complaints by eastern Germans that the restructuring process was biased against them; Example of how western scientists are affected.
- Contracts stretched.
Toro, T. // New Scientist; 1/11/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1803, p16Reveals that Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has extended the contracts of scientists once employed by the former East German Academy of Sciences. They expired December 31, 1991 and have been extended until March 10, 1992; Who is eligible.
- Is there anybody there?
Kenward, M. // New Scientist; 1/25/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1805, p62Claims that too many academics are an organizational disaster. Their disregard for deadlines; An example; What academics want from industry.
- Fame may not follow frequent publication.
Coghlan, A. // New Scientist; 2/1/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1806, p16Reports on an analysis done by the Institute for Scientific Information in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 20 most prolific scientists and the impact of those scientists. Most prolific author; The picture that emerges from the citation analysis; How scientists from the USSR scored.
- How to win funds and influence people.
Wolff, S. // New Scientist; 2/1/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1806, p57Suggests that academics in Britain spend a little money buying their way into power as a way to be paid the money they deserve. The problem of scientists leaving the country for better paying jobs; The poor salaries scientists are paid; How lobby groups gain influence in Parliament.
- East German scientists face the dole.
Toro, T. // New Scientist; 3/7/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1811, p13Reveals that about 1500 scientists from the former East German republic could find themselves on the dole at the end of next year because plans to retrain them have been thwarted by cutbacks. Almost all were employees of the former East German Academy of Sciences; They were enrolled on the...
- Skill shortages in US a `myth.'
Toro, T. // New Scientist; 4/18/92, Vol. 134 Issue 1817, p6Reveals that claims made by the National Science Foundation during the 1980s that the United States faced a shortage of scientists and engineers were based on a flawed scientific study. The idea influenced decisions made by Congress; Projected shortages have not materialized; Why the issue was...
- Rock bottom.
Toro, T. // New Scientist; 4/25/92, Vol. 134 Issue 1818, p10Reveals that morale among British scientists is at rock bottom. Reasons why ; This information comes from a questionnaire from members of the Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists.
- Literati reach the end.
Kohn, Marek // New Statesman & Society; 6/2/95, Vol. 8 Issue 355, p49Reports on the efforts of scientists in Great Britain to reach a greater audience by writing books. Third Culture movement; Culture that may arise in which science and art communicated; `The Selfish Gene,' by Richard Dawkins as an illustration of the concept; Contribution of publisher John...
- Untitled.
Kohn, Marek // Physics Today; Jun93, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p110Reports on news in the scientific community. Eugene Parker and Dan McKenzie as recipients of the British Astronomical Society 1992 Gold Medals; Directorship of Joel A. Snow at the Institute for Physical Research and Technology at Iowa State University; Appointment of Abhay Ashtekar as the first...
- Scientists who were shafted (Part 2).
Kohn, Marek // R&D Magazine; May97 Supplement, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p11LSPart II. Reports on some scientists who never enjoyed the recognition they deserved for breakthrough discoveries. Richard Ogg; Russell Seitz; Oswald Avery; Thomas Alva Edison; Nikola Tesla; Contributions to science.
- ICSU news.
Kohn, Marek // South African Journal of Science; Nov/Dec95, Vol. 91 Issue 11/12, p555Lists the promotion and appointment of South African scientists to various posts in international scientific organizations. Includes Vere Shannon as president of the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean; Andrew Duncan as vice president of the International Association...
- What produces scientific genius?
Kohn, Marek // USA Today Magazine; Jun89, Vol. 117 Issue 2529, p11Examines the common characteristics of some of history's greatest scientists. Qualities and conditions seen as conducive to the development of scientific genius; Importance of willingness to take risks.
- A bovine bovver boy beats boffin.
Murray, Iain // Marketing Week (01419285); 03/05/98, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p114Presents information pertaining to scientists. Comparison of scientists to other human beings; Reference to case involving Paul Foskett, an academic, scientist, and all-round brain box, and a bull.
- Noted Scientists of the Past.
Murray, Iain // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2000, p349No abstract available.
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) TO PRE-SCREEN
SCIENTISTS ATTENDING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) MEETINGS.
Murray, Iain // NCADD Washington Report; Jul2004, Vol. 7 Issue 7, p1Reports on the pre-screening of scientists attending World Health Organization meetings, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Five steps beyond: An interview with Carl Sagan memorial award winner William K. Hartmann.
O'Meara, Stephen James // Odyssey; Dec99, Vol. 8 Issue 9, p20Interviews William K. Hartmann, a scientist, science popularizer, author, space artist and winner of the Carl Sagan Memorial Award.
- Bias against women in science.
O'Meara, Stephen James // Newsweek; 12/2/85, Vol. 106 Issue 23, p84Bias against women in science came under attack in the 1970s, and the number of women earning doctorates in science and engineering began to rise. Now some of these female scientists are claiming that male domination of science has affected its content: what questions were asked and answers found.
- Brain drain of the scientific community of developing countries: the case of Sri Lanka.
Anas, M. U. M.; Wickremasinghe, Seetha I. // Science & Public Policy (SPP); Jun2010, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p381Many Asian developing countries face an increasing drain of their scientific community as a current challenge. This study identifies the trends in Sri Lanka and investigates the nature and dynamics of the pull and push factors at play here and in host countries. We used the expatriate...
- Letting poetry loose in the laboratory.
Gould, Donald // New Scientist; 8/29/92, Vol. 135 Issue 1836, p50Discusses why people who have been trained in medicine or science want to write music or fiction. The constraints they are under in their professions; The scientific establishment's attitude toward scientists as writers of fiction.
- Russian roulette.
Gould, Donald // New Scientist; 9/5/92, Vol. 135 Issue 1837, p3Discusses Russia's Third World economy and First World science and how its scientists are losing the battle of bringing prosperity to their country. Amount of money scientists make; The scientists, especially the young, are earning their living elsewhere; What Russia should do.
- Can they do science?
Clayton, Julie // New Scientist; 9/5/92, Vol. 135 Issue 1837, p31Focuses on the innovative ideas that are helping the 100,000 disabled scientists and engineers around the world work. The most famous is cosmologist Stephen Hawking; Description of some of the techniques they use; Making assistive technology available.
- Scientists do it all the time.
Clayton, Julie // New Scientist; 9/26/92, Vol. 135 Issue 1840, p50Discusses why many qualified scientists are undervalued by society. Engineers' complaints about their low status as compared to engineers in Germany; Dentists; What can be done about it.
- What can you do with a missile designer?
O'Neill, Bill // New Scientist; 5/1/93, Vol. 138 Issue 1871, p35Looks at the plight of Russian scientists in the aftermath of the Cold War. Conversion of military production lines into civilian lines; Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Thermonuclear Research (Triniti); Discoveries made in Triniti; Angara-5-1; Foreign contracts; Exodus of scientists;...
- French protest.
O'Neill, Bill // New Scientist; 4/23/94, Vol. 142 Issue 1922, p11Reports on French scientists' protest on the government's national consultation on science policy. Alternative Manifesto for Research; Call for more money for civil research and greater effort to recruit scientists; Dissatisfaction with government's organization of debate; Research minister...
- For richer, for poorer.
O'Neill, Bill // New Scientist; 11/4/95, Vol. 148 Issue 2002, p3Editorial. Comments on the status of scientists in Great Britain. Absorption of the Office of Science and Technology into the Department of Trade and Industry; Rejection of vital projects in favor of mediocre research.
- Rebels with clues.
Pope, G. // Science World; 12/6/91 & 1/10/92, Vol. 48 Issue 7/8, p24Presents examples of people who first had ideas once considered cucko in order to show that no idea is too wacky for a science fair. Example of Galileo; French biologist Louis Pasteur; Meteorologist Joanne Simpson; More.
- Q & A.
Pope, G. // Science World; 9/15/95, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p30Responds to the question of a reader of the periodical `Science World' on who the first scientist was. Methods used by scientists; Discoveries motivated by curiosity.
- Lobster-lip critter.
Y.E. // Science World; 3/8/96, Vol. 52 Issue 11, p4Presents information on the discovery by scientists in Denmark concerning the lip of a lobster-Cycliophora. Characteristics of the critter; Information on Symbion pandora; Comments from Simon Conway Morris, a paleontologist.
- No divine right.
Y.E. // New Scientist; 09/13/97, Vol. 155 Issue 2099, p3Editorial. Expresses concern on the increasing complexity of the relationship between scientists and the public in Great Britain. Comparison of the public's perception of the British royal family with the scientists; Need for scientists to treat the beliefs and fears of others more...
- Thin times ahead.
Y.E. // Geographical (Campion Interactive Publishing); May96, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p9Reports on the delay of supply delivery for scientists working at the South Pole due to US Air Force budget cuts.
- Millionaires' row.
Motluk, Alison // New Scientist; 9/14/96, Vol. 151 Issue 2047, p28Cites some of the British scientists who became millionaires. Chris Evans as British biotech's boy wonder; David Rhodes' as the largest single shareholder in Filtronic Comtek; Alcohol detector invented by Tom Parry Jones; Bodo Linnhoff's `pinch' technology; Peter Atkins' `Physical Chemistry'...
- India's `pop scientists' slay superstitions.
Marquand, Robert // Christian Science Monitor; 11/2/99, Vol. 91 Issue 236, p1Takes a look at amateur scientists in India who are attempting to dispel superstition and make science more accessible to the people.
- Scientists of the Past.
Marquand, Robert // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2001, p335Lists noted scientists of the past including: Alexander Graham Bell, Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Galileo Galilei, Edmund Halley, Carl Jung, Louis and Mary Leekey, Guglielmo Marconi, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Carol Rogers,...
- Scientists of the Past.
Marquand, Robert // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2002, p300Lists noted scientists of the past including: Alexander Graham Bell, Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Galileo Galilei, Edmund Halley, Carl Jung, Louis and Mary Leekey, Guglielmo Marconi, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Carol Rogers,...
- Scientists of the Past.
Marquand, Robert // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2003, p320Lists noted scientists of the past including: Alexander Graham Bell, Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Galileo Galilei, Edmund Halley, Carl Jung, Louis and Mary Leekey, Guglielmo Marconi, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Carol Rogers,...
- Scientists of the Past.
Barker, Peter // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2004, p220Lists noted scientists of the past including: Alexander Graham Bell, Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Galileo Galilei, Edmund Halley, Carl Jung, Louis and Mary Leekey, Guglielmo Marconi, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Carol Rogers,...
