rik@ucla-cs.UUCP (12/19/84)
%A A.B. Carter %T The Command and Control of Nuclear War %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 32-39 %Z Deterrence and the prevention of escalation depend on this neglected facet of strategic planning. %A A.P. Boss %T Collapse and Formation of Stars %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 40-45 %Z Computer modeling penetrates the clouds of matter that conceal stellar birth and early evolution. %A P.D. Eimas %T The Perception of Speech in Early Infancy %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 46-52 %Z Infants appear to be born with cerebral structures that enable them to recognize basic speech sounds. %A R.J. Wurtman %T Alzheimer's Disease %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 62-74 %Z What causes this invariably progressive and fatal dementia? Investigators pursue six lines of inquiry. %A W. Greiner %A H. Stocker %T Hot Nuclear Matter %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 76-87 %Z When heavy nuclei collide at high speeds, density and temperature rise, producing exotic conditions. %A R.J. McEliece %T The Reliability of Computer Memories %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 88-95 %Z A simple algorithm protects large memories from chip failures that would render a machine useless. %A J.M. Gosline %A M.E. DeMont %T Jet-Propelled Swimming in Squids %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 96-103 %Z It enables these muscular mollusks to match for short distances the high speeds of vertebrate fishes. %A V. Foley %A G. Palmer %A W. Soedel %T The Crossbow %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 1 %D January 1985 %P 104-110 %Z A triumph of empirical engineering, it prevailed for 500 years, until reliable firearmes displaced it.
rik@ucla-cs.UUCP (02/22/85)
%A D. Hafemeister %A J.J. Romm %A K. Tsipis %T The Verification of Compliance with Arms-Control Agreements %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 38-45 %Z Unilateral monitoring is effective. %A R.G. Prinn %T The Volcanoes and Clouds of Venus %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 46-53 %T Eruptions of active volcanoes on Venus maintain a permanent cover of thick sulfuric acid clouds. %A C.M. Croce %A G. Klein %T Chromosome Translocations and Human Cancer %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 54-60 %Z Genes that cause cancer can be activated when chromosomes exchange segments. %A D.Z. Freedman %A P. van\0Nieuwenhuizen %T The Hidden Dimensions of Spacetime %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 74-81 %Z Seven additional dimensions may complement the four that are familiar to us. %A H. Whitehead %T Why Whales Leap %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 84-93 %Z The leap, or breach, seems to serve as a form of communications, particularly among rotund species. %A R.J. Mercer %T A Neolithic Fortress and Funeral Center %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 94-101 %Z At Hambledon Hill in England energy liberated by agriculture went into massive construction. %A S.T. Picraux %A P.S. Peercy %T Ion Implantation of Surfaces %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 102-113 %Z The properties of a surface can be precisely tailored by implanting ions of one material into another. %A E. Block %T The Chemistry of Garlic and Onions %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 3 %D March 1985 %P 114-119 %Z Sulfur compounds account for both the odor and the medicinal effects attributed to these bulbs.