.AEROPLANE. 1
1.THE FIRST AEROPLANES 1
2.TAKING OFF IN A BOEING 707 3
3.HOVERCRAFT——A FLYING SHIP 6
.AEROSTATICS. 7
4.THE AGE OF AEROSTATICS 7
.AGRICULTURE. 9
5.THE SOIL 9
.AIR. 11
6.PROBLEMS OF SPACE TRAVEL 11
7.THE GASSES IN THE AIR 13
8.ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 15
.AIRMAIL. 20
9.THE BEGINNING OF THE AIRMAIL 20
.AIRBUSES. 23
10.FROM POTS AND PANS TO AIRBUSES 23
.AMPERE. 24
11.WHAT IS THE AMPERE? (PART Ⅰ) 24
12.WHAT IS THE AMPERE? (PART Ⅱ) 26
.ANIMALS. 28
13.THE CAMEL 28
14.DINOSAURS——THEIR DISCOVERY AND THEIR WORLD 29
15.THE FRIENDLY DOLPHIN 32
16.THE MECHANISM OF A FISH 36
17.PANDAS 37
18.HOW ANIMALS DEFEND THEMSELVES? 38
19.THE LEOPARD 40
20.THE SPIDER 41
21.SKULL OF APE—MAN——AN IMPORTANT FIND 42
.ATOM. 44
22.ATOMS AND ELEMENTS 44
23.ATOMIC FISSION 46
24.INSIDE THE ATOM(PART Ⅰ) 49
25.INSIDE THE ATOM (PART Ⅱ) 51
26.INSIDE THE ATOM (PART Ⅲ) 53
27.THE ATOM AND ITS NUCLEUS 55
28.THE ATOMIC ENGINE 56
29.ATOMIC-POWER REACTORS 58
30.THE SIZE OF MOLECULES AND ATOMS 59
31.SOMETHING ABOUT ATOMS 61
.BIOLOGY. 63
32.BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS 63
33.YOUR VITALITY CYCLES 65
.BIONICS. 67
34.WHAT S BIONICS? 67
.BIRDS. 69
35.WATCHING BIRDS 69
.CAMERA. 71
36.THE EYE AND THE CAMERA 71
37.PICTURE THIS 72
38.SHOOTING A FILM 73
.CAR. 75
39.THE CAR FACTORY 75
43.HOW AUTOMOBILES WORK (PART Ⅰ) 76
41.HOW AUTOMOBILES WORK(PART Ⅱ) 78
.CHEMISTRY. 81
42.CHEMISTRY AS A NATURAL SCIENCE 81
43.FERMENT 83
44.MOLECULES AND ATOMS&ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS 84
45.THE CHEMIST S ALPHABET 86
46.DESCRIBING CHEMICAL CHANGES 87
47.THE CHEMIST BUILDS MOLECULE(PART Ⅰ) 91
48.THE CHEMIST BUILDS MOLECULES(PART Ⅱ) 93
49.THE CHEMIST BUILDS MOLECULES(PART Ⅲ) 95
50.THE CHEMIST BUILDS MOLECULES(PART Ⅳ) 96
51.THE CHEMIST IN THE STEEL MILL(PART Ⅰ) 97
52.THE CHEMIST IN THE STEEL MILL(PART Ⅱ) 99
53.THE CHEMIST IN THE STEEL MILL(PART Ⅲ) 100
54.THE CHEMIST IN THE STEEL MILL(PART Ⅳ) 101
55.NATURAL RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS 103
56. BREAKING A COMPOUND AND MAKING A COMPOUND 105
57.MAN-MADE OBJECTS 107
58.NYLON 109
59.RADIO ISOTOPES 110
.CIRCUITS. 112
60.FROM PRINTED CIRCUITS TO MICROMINIATURE CIRCUITS 112
.CLIMTATE. 114
61.WEATHER WISE 114
62.CLIMATE AND VEGETATION 115
63.MICROCLIMATES 116
.CLOCK. 118
64.CARBON 14—A NEW-TELLING TOOL 118
65.RADIOCARBON CLOCK INACCURATE 120
.CONDUCTOR. 122
66.SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 122
67.CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS 124
68.SEMICONDUCTORS 126
.COLOUR. 128
69.BEES AND COLOUR 128
70.THE MARVELS OF COLOUR 130
71.COLOUR MIXING:LIGHTS AND PIGMENTS 132
.COMMUNICATION. 134
72.OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 134
.COMPUTERS. 137
73.WHAT ARE COMPUTERS? 137
74.WHAT CAN ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS DO? 141
75.NEW METHODS OF COMPUTATION 143
76.HOW AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER OPERATES 144
.CONTINENT. 146
77.FLOATING CONTINENTS? 146
.DESERTS. 148
78.DESERTS 148
.DIAMONDS. 149
79.DIAMONDS 149
.DUST. 151
80.DUST 151
.EARTH. 153
81.HOW OLD IS THE EARTH? 153
82.OUR PLANET EARTH 154
83.THE FIRST MAN WHO SCALED THE EARTH 156
84.EARTHQUAKES 158
85.EARTHQUAKE CONTROL 160
.ELECTRICITY. 162
86.ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA 162
87.THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSFORMER 165
88.SWITCHES AND FUSES 167
89.ELECTRICITY FROM INDUCTION 169
90.ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION 172
91.THE COMPLETE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM(Ⅰ) 174
92.THE COMPLETE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM( Ⅱ) 179
93.ONE OF THE LAWS OF ELECTRICITY 181
94.ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS 182
95.ELECTRICITY 185
96.ELECTRIC WIRE 187
97.ELECTRIC CURRENT 189
98.DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS 190
99.RESIST ANCE 192
100.RIVERS OF ELECTRONS 193
101.ELECTRONICS AND ITS APPLICATION 195
102.APPLICATION OF THE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS 196
103.ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING IN THE FUTURE 197
.ENERGY. 200
101.ENERGY 200
105.NUCLEAR ENERGY 202
106.BENEFICIAL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 206
107.CENSERVATION OF ENERGY 208
108.ENERGY CONVERSION 209
109.SOLAR ENERGY 211
110.SOURCES OF ENERGY 212
111.SOLAR POWER 213
112.SOLAR ENERGY STOVES 215
113.HOW A NUCLEAR POWER STATION WORKS 216
.ENVIROMENT. 218
114.ENVIROMENT 218
115.HOT WATER,TO GO 220
116.WHICH IS BETTER—TO LIVE IN THE CITY OR IN THE COUNTRY? 221
117.TO CONTROL NOISE 222
118.NOISE AND THE WORKER 224
119.NOISE CONTROL 226
.EQUIPMENT. 228
120.MINIATURIZATION OF EQUIPMENT 228
.EROSION. 230
121.CONTROLING THE TENNESSEE RIVER 230
.EXPANSION. 232
122.EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION 232
.EXPERIMENT. 234
123.AN EXPERIMENT MORE THAN TWENTY—FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD 234
.ECLIPSES. 236
124.ECLIPSES 236
.EYESIGHT. 238
125.DALTON S EYESIGHT 238
.FIRE. 241
126.FIRES LONG AGO 241
.FLIGHT. 243
127.SUPERSONIC FLIGHT 243
128.FLYING IN ANY DIRECTION 246
129.FLYING 248
.FOOD. 250
130.DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOODS(PART Ⅰ) 250
131.DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOODS(PART Ⅱ) 251
132.FOOD AND ENERGY 253
133.FOOD PRESERVATION 254
135.FOOD TRANSPOTATION 257
135.FUEL FOR THE HUMAN ENGINE(PART Ⅰ) 259
136.FUEL FOR THE HUMAN ENGINE(PART Ⅱ) 260
137.FUEL FOR THE HUMAN ENGINE(PART Ⅲ) 262
138.FUEL FOR THE HUMAN ENGINE(PART Ⅳ) 263
139.FUEL FOR THE HUMAN ENGINE(PART Ⅴ) 265
140.PROTEIN 267
141.VITAMINS 268
142.WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK 269
.FORCE. 272
143.COHESION AND ADHESION 272
144.FORCES HAVE BOTH MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION 274
145.FORCE AND MOTION: THE LAW OF INERTIA 276
146.INERTIAL SYSTEMS 278
147.KINDS OF LEVERS 280
.FRICTION. 282
148.LIVING WITHOUT FRICTION 282
.FUEL. 283
149.FUELS 283
150.SMOKLESS FUELS 285
.GAS. 288
151.THE GASES IN THE AIR 288
152.NATURAL GAS 290
.GRAVITATION. 291
153.GRAVITATION 291
154.WEIGHT ON AND OFF THE EARTH 294
.GRAVITY. 295
155.GRAVITY 295
.HEAT. 298
156.WHAT IS HEAT? 298
157.HOW HEAT TRAVELS 302
158.TRANSFER OF HEAT BY CONVECTION, CONDUCTION,AND RADIATION 303
159.MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT 306
.HELICOPTER. 310
160.WHAT HELIOPTERS DO FOR US 310
.HIBERNATION. 312
161.A LONG WINTER S SLEEP 312
.HYDRAULIC. 313
162.POWER TRANSMISSION AND HYDRAULIC PRESS 313
.HYDROSTATICS. 316
163.ARCHIMEDES LAW OF HYDROSTATICS 316
.INSECT. 319
164.ANT 319
165.BEES 321
166.THE LIFE OF A FLY 322
.INTELLIGENCE. 324
167.HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 324
.LIFE. 327
168.LIFE IN THE VNIVERSE 327
169.MAN SEARCHES FOR LIFE IN SPACE 328
.LIGHT. 333
170.LIGHT 333
171.THE BENDING OF LIGHT 335
I72.LASER 340
173.A STROKE OF LIGHTNING 342
.MACHINE. 344
174.SOME FAMILIAR OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS 344
175.THE MACHINE AGE 346
.MAGNETISM. 348
176.MAGNETISM IN THE HEALTH SCIENCE 348
177.THE EATH S MAGNETIC FIELD 351
.MATTER. 352
178.MATTER AND CHANGE 352
179.PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES 354
180.SOLIDS,LIQUIDE AND GASES 356
181.LIQUID CRYSTALS 357
182.MOLECULAR THEORY OF MATTER 361
183.MAGNETS 362
184.METEORITES 365
185.MICROMINATURIZATION 366
188.VISCOSITY AND SURFACE TENSION 368
.MATHS. 370
187.THE NEW WORLD OF MATHEMATICS 370
.MEASUREMENT. 372
188.MEASUREMENT—WHY MEASUREMENT? 372
189.MEASUREMENTS 374
190.TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT 377
.MEDICINE. 379
191.ALCOHOLISM 379
192.ANAESTHETICS 381
193.CANCER 383
194.CELLS 384
195.CHEMICALS THAT CURE (PART Ⅰ) 386
196.CHEMICALS THAT CURE (PART Ⅱ) 388
197.CHEMICALS THAT CURE (PART Ⅲ) 389
198.CHEMICALS THAT CURE (PART Ⅳ) 390
199.COLDS 392
200.DRUG FACTS 394
201.GERMS OF DISEASES AND STERILIZATION (PART Ⅰ) 395
202.GERMS OF DISEASES AND STERILIZATION (PART Ⅱ) 397
203.HEADACHES 399
204.KWASHIORKOR 400
205.MALARIA 404
206.NEURASTHENIA 406
207.VITAMINS 408
208.SLEEP AND DREAMS 409
209.SMOKING AND HEALTH 413
.METAL. 416
210.METALS AND ORES 416
211.METALS AND THEIR USE 418
212.HOT METAL 420
.MONEY. 422
213.MONEY 422
.MOON. 424
214.JOURNEY TO THE MOON 424
215.MOON LIGHT 425
.MOVEMENT. 427
216.FALLING BODIES AND THEIR WEIGHT 427
217.THE EARTH AND THE SUN ARE IN MOTION 429
218.NEWTON S LAWS OF MOTION—THE FIRST LAW OF MOTION 431
.NATURE. 435
219.BALANCE OF NATURE 435
.OBSERVATION. 437
220.SEEING THINGS 437
221.LOOK AND THINK 438
222.THE PATIENT OBSERVER 439
.OCEAN AND SEAS. 441
223.THE SEA 441
224.EXPLORING THE OCEAN S DEPTHS 442
225.HOW EXPLAIN MYSTERIES OF THE SEA 444
226.UNDERWATER EXPLORATION 446
227.SHIPS AND SEARCHES 447
228.MAN IN THE SEA 450
229.DIVERS OF ANCIENT DAYS 453
230.THE FIRST SUBMARINES 454
231.OCEANS 455
232.RICHES OF THE SEA 456
233.WONDERS OF THE DEEP SEA 458
.OIL. 459
234.OIL IN THE EARTH 459
235.PETROLEUM 462
236.NEW TECHNIQUES IN CHEMICAL AND OIL REFINING INDUSTRY 464
237.OIL TOMORROW 465
.OPERATIONS RESEARCH. 467
238.OPERATIONS RESEARCH 467
.PHYSICS. 472
239.PHYSICS——FOUNDATION OE THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE 472
240.THE CLASSICAL BRANCHES OF PHYSICS 474
.PIPELINES. 475
241.PIPELINES 475
.PLANET. 477
242.THE NINE PLANETS 477
.PLASTICS. 480
243.FROM IVORY TO PLASTICS 480
.PLANTS. 482
244.THE USEFULNESS OF PLANTS (PART Ⅰ) 482
245.THE USEFULNESS OF PLANTS (PART Ⅱ) 484
246.THE USEFULNESS OF PLANTS (PART Ⅲ) 485
247.THE USEFULNESS OF PLANTS (PART Ⅳ) 487
248.SUGAR-CANE 489
249.GARDEN FLOWERS 490
250.SOYA BEANS 492
251.PHOTOSYNTHESIS 493
.POLLUTION. 494
252.WASTE AND POLLUTION 494
253.POLLUTION 496
254.NOT A DROP TO DRINK 497
255.WHY POLLUTE OUR PLANET? 498
256.OIL POLLUTION 500
.POPULATION. 501
257.THE WORLD POPULATION 501
.POTTERY. 503
258.POTTERY 503
.QUANTUM THEORY. 506
259.THE WORK OF ALBERT EINSTEIN 506
.RADAR. 511
260.RADAR 511
261.THE USE OF RADAR 515
262.HOW A RADAR SET WORKS 517
.RECORDER. 519
263.MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION 519
.RELATIVITY. 522
264.FROM RELATIVITY TO UNCERTAINTY 522
.RIVERS. 527
265.RIVERS 527
.ROBOT. 529
266.MAN OR MACHINE? 529
267.THEY ARE ALL ROBOTS 530
.ROCKET. 531
268.ROCKET 531
269.ROCKETS 533
270.A SHORT STORY ABOUT ROCKET 535
271.STAGED ROCKETS 537
272.HOW ROCKETS OPERATE 538
.RUBBER. 540
273.THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUBBER 540
.SALT. 543
274.SALT 543
.SENSE. 544
275.REMOTE SENSING: FROM IMAGE TO NUMBER 544
.SCIENCE. 547
276.WHAT IS SCIENCE? 547
277.DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE CENTURY 547
278.THE SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE 549
279.THE METHODS OF SCIENCE 551
280.SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR A NEW AGE 552
.SCIENTIST. 554
281.ALBERT SCHWEITZER 554
282.GALIEO AND THE EXPERIMENT METHOD 556
283.MICHAEL FARADAY 559
284.FARADAY AND HIS GENERATOR 563
285.MADAME CURIE AND RADIUM 565
286.THE WORK OF LOUIS PASTEUR 567
287.JENNER STUDIES SMALLPOX 569
288.THOMAS EDISON S INVENTIONS 571
289.THE DISCOVERER OF X-RAYS 574
290.THE MAN EINSTEIN 576
.SEASON. 578
291.SUMMER AND WINTER 578
.SOUND. 580
292.SOUND AND ITS PROPERTIES 580
293.THE SPEED OF SOUND 583
294.SOUNDS YOU CANNOT HEAR 585
.SPACE. 589
295.ASTRONAUTS 589
296.EATING AND SLEEPING IN SPACE 591
297.COMETS 593
298.FLYING SAUCERS 595
299.SPACE MONKEY 597
300.STARS 600
301.THE SUN 602
302.THE SUN S FAMILY 602
303.STATISTICS: MAKING SENSE OUT OF DATA 604
.SPECTACLES. 606
304.LOOK THROUGH GLASS 606
.TEACHING. 610
305.TEACHING MACHINES AND PROGRAMMED LEARNING 610
.SKETCHING. 611
306.TECHNICALSKETCHING: A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE 611
.TELESCOPE. 613
307.GALILEO TRIES A NEW INSTRUMENT 613
.TELEVISION. 615
308.TELEVISION 615
.TEMPERATURE. 617
309.TEMPERATURE AND LIFE 617
310.TEMPERATURES AND THERMOMETERS 619
.TIME. 622
311.DAY AND NIGHT 622
.TRANSISTOR. 625
312.THE TRANSISTOR 625
.TRAIN. 631
313.ELECTRIC TRAINS 631
314.DEVELOPING MAGLEV TRAINS 632
.VOLCANO. 635
315.VOLCANOES 635
316.VESUVIUS AND KRAKATOA 638
.WATCH. 639
317.THE ELECTRONIC WATCH 639
.WATER. 640
318.WATER 640
319.WHERE IS WATER? 642
320.NEXT TO OXYGEN 644
321.IRRIGATION 648
322.WATERFALLS 649
.WAVES. 651
323.WAVES 654
324.TYPES OF WAVES 654
325.MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS AND AMPLIFIERS 657
326.PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF VITRASONIC WAVES 661
.WEATHER. 664
327.SNOW FORETELLS A BUMPER HARVEST 664
328.SNOW AND HAIL 666
.SNOW. 668
329.BLACK SNOW 668
.XEROGRAPHY. 670
330.THE STORY OF XEROGRAPHY 670