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The following is an address given by Dr. Condon on September 25, 1951, less than one week before his resignation as director of the National Bureau of Standards became effective. His talk was prepared for delivery at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington.

The following article, by the director of the Atomic Energy Commission's division of research, is based on an address presented before the Conference on Applied Physics of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which was held on December 27, 1951.

A new day has dawned for physics, says the author of this article, thanks to increased application of physical principles in other scientific and technical fields.

Many specialized scientific books that should be published for the general good of science, says the author, cannot be accepted for publication because of high printing costs and their limited audiences. What is needed, he proposes, is a research program carried out by the publishers themselves that will aim at reduced costs and increased speed in printing scientific material.

On a Matter of Nomenclature

Attracts Scientists of Many Nations

Council Formed to Supervise Studies

The AEC's Eleventh Semiannual Report

First Research and Travel Grants Awarded

Won by Libby for Dating Technique

Shift Reported from Arts to Sciences

New Office of Scientific Research Formed

Record Attendance at Joint Gathering

Re‐examination of Atomic Control Urged

To Meet this Month in Querètaro

To be Held in Washington Next Month

Spring Meeting in Corning

National Symposium in May

ACS Group to meet at USC

On Shock and Vibration Instrumentation

IUPAP‐IAU Group to Meet in Rome