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Transistors were invented 3½ years ago by a research group under Bell's Dr. William Shockley, and are now being developed for practical use by another team led by J. A. Morton. Their theory is complex in detail and full of difficult quantum mechanics, but their general principle is fairly simple...
...Little Joke," by Michael Arlen, applies a ridiculous ending to an inane plot, and remains humorous in spite of it all. But a short piece on "Answers to the World's Most Famous Letters" falls down badly at the end. The purposely uninformed commentaries by Thomas Edwards, on quantum mechanics and chess, collapse en route, the former from overelaboration of one idea and the latter from complete abandonment of the original theme...
...Pauling resonance theory of chemical bonds is of little interest to the toiling masses. It uses the difficult methods of quantum mechanics to explain how the "resonance" (internal vibrations) of atoms makes them join together into molecules. Parts of the theory are still to be worked out, but other parts have been embedded in advanced textbooks for years. Biochemists rely on it to understand the complex molecules in living cells...
When the light is reasonably bright, the eye sees by means of millions of microscopic "cones" of the retina. As the light dims, the cones go out of action. Tiny "rods," which are much more sensitive, take over their duties. Only one quantum* of light is needed to make a rod tell the brain that it is seeing something...
Hall intends to study English Literature, while Nesbet will concentrate in theoretical physics and quantum mechanics. Oettinger will study applied mathematics and the design of computing machinery...