Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Awrmrrizttu l'1'uf1'reso1' ul' Physiology EDWARD S. CASTLE GEORGE L. CLARKE As:-nmsiitlv I'rul'uusor of Zoology A. SPRAGUE COOLIDGE PRESTON E. CLOUD, EIR. l,:-vetu1'm- on Chemistry Assistant, l'rof1-sr+1u'ofIlonopry ul':L1or of Ilxw-l'f,0bl':Ll,v l':Ll:u'nn!-nlugy WILLIAM KJOHN CROZIER HARRY E. DAVEY, JR. l'rolvss1u' of if-In-ratl Pllysiolopry Assoc. l,l'Ul'f'HHUl'lJfN1LN'1Ll Scif-nee lJ4rt1u:Iu-1l.Ium-, HHH W. T. EDMONDSON RONALD M. FERRY lm:-t111'ul'n11 liloloyry As:-un-into l'rnf1-srmrof Iiiofwhr-nlislry WENDELL H. FURRY RUSSELL GIBSON Assmzimv l'ruf1-ssol' of l'hysil'H Aasnviattiv l'rol', uf l'lcunmnic Geology Physicists rank julian Schwinger's new theory-about the elec- trical and magnetic forces within the atom nuclei along with Einstein's theory of relativity. Air-Conditioning for the Animals InstructhJn.in the naturalsciences necessarny includes many hours in the laboratory as well as in the lecture hall. The pressure upon laboratory facilities inevitably presented very difficult problems, especially in view of the fact that much equipment was worn out during the war and could not im- mediately be replaced because of inadequate supply and high Professor Kirtley Mather is an expert in petroleum geology, a staunch defender of civil liberties. His latest book, Enough and To Spare 119445, takes an optimistic view of the world's resources. i30l

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Laboratory. Nicknamed Mark Il, the giant machine runs 20 hours '1 day, mostly on secret Navy research. Donald Menzel, Professor of Astrophysics, C0f11ml1feS between Cambridge and Harvard's solar observatory in Climax, Colorado, is an expert on eclipses, the temperatures of planets. the humanities as well as the sciences. Especially in this new age of potential abundance for all mankind'-thanks to science and technologye---and of inescapable interdependence among all men everywhere, the fine art of living can be acquired only by those who are aware of the vivid values in our world that transcend the comprehension of scientific truths. Attention has therefore been carefully given, during these years of the collegiate training of the Class of 1946, to the proper balance and appropriate integration of the work in the three major fields of learningehthe natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. The Impact of Modern Science It is significant that many of the professors in the natural sciences are among the most outspoken of those who are concerned with the impact of modern science upon con- temporary education. This makes it all the easier to discover the best strategy for insuring integrated and well-rounded educational programs. This has been accomplished by ad- justments in the regulations pertaining to distribution require- ments for the baccalaureate degree, by inaugurating new courses in certain departments as well as in the program of General Education, and by changes in content or method of some of the courses that have become almost traditional in long established fields. Although certain aspects of this re- vamped curricular strategy are still in the experimental stage, it would appear that the results already attained are highly commendable. The liberal and humane tradition continues to be a profoundly influential part of Harvard's cultural pattern. Associate Director of the College Observatory, Professor Bart Bok is well-known for his statistical studies of stars in the Milky Way. l29l L

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I l l l Garrett Birkhoff, a specialist in abstract mathematics, was a wartime consultant on the atom bomb at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. prices. Even so, it was possible to meet fairly satisfactorily the requirements of the situation, both during the years when much space was devoted to military projects and during the period of demobilization that began in 1945. The North Wing of the Biological Laboratories was taken over by the Radio Research Laboratory during the war Robert B. Woodward, Associate Professor of Chemistry, holds 21 molecular model of synthetic protein, which he discovered. He was also the first to develop a synthetic quinine. i ilili Iigt-HS C. GRATON ALBERT HAERTLEIN lllf1'hSUl' ul imolmgy lf'-of!-Spur UQ fix-il 1Qm:im...,.iHg -W l ROGER fWAYNE -HICK MAN LEIGH HOADLEY 'l iv i'I'lvf1'SN1vl'lil-Ztlllltlfly ' li1'l'ilIl'1'l' on Applu-il I me A i,ll'l'4'lIll'4lflil1'Jl'lTl'l'SllIl l.nlmi'zLlol'y ,FREDERICK HUNT CORNELIUS S. HURLBUT, JR 'I rofvssur uf .-Xpplli-sl Physln-s Assam-inte l'l'ofuss4n' of Nlllll'l'llillIIS Illlw-1-lor, lTIlli0I'XVll.il'l Slllllltl I,:xl1, ' FRINNELLHJONES EDWIN c. KEMBLE I f NN'll' 'lf f lll'UllNl FY l'ruft-ssul' of l'l1VNi4's fi,ll'1i.lllllt'2ii, WITH ' R. W, P. KING E. q,S. LARSEN, JR. l'fvff'SHHI' 'Pl IXIIIVHWI l'l'NNi N l'l'nI'm-ssm' of l'n-troi.:i':lplny