 |
 |
| Home | Current Issue | Archives | Bookshelf | Online Features | Marketplace | Subscribe |
| Site Search |
| Visitor Login |
|
FEATURE ARTICLE
The process of turning thoughts into speech changes with age
|
|
ALSO IN THE CURRENT ISSUE
Computing Science:
Wagering with Zeno
A philosopher who did everything by halves may never win, but he won't go broke
Marginalia:
Jefferson, Buffon and the Moose
To counter the European insult that American species were weak and degenerate, Thomas Jefferson employed scathing rhetoric and a moose from Vermont
Book Review:
A 20th-Century Faust
A review of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, by Michael J. Neufeld. This nuanced biography of Wernher von Braun shows that his true genius was as a manager of large, complex science and engineering projects, from the V-2 combat rocket to the Saturn V launch vehicle
|
|
|
ONLINE FEATURES
Compare modern NASA photographs with chromolithographs from the 1890s at the New York Public Library exhibit Heavens Above: Art and Actuality
Sociologist Harry Collins ponders expertise and its role in our society
Michael Novacek, curator of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, shares his recent reading and favorite authors
Learn the latest science news, and keep up with American Scientist articles and book reviews—free features delivered to your electronic mailbox
Submit an article to American Scientist
Do you have a comment about an article? A suggestion for the Web site? We're always pleased to hear from our readers
|
|
TRIVIA
Of these recreational drugs, which is the most toxic?
|
ADVERTISEMENTS
