While the authors identify areas of concern regarding scientists’ low earnings, competition from Asia, and the declining number of academic positions, they conclude that science in the United States is not in decline. American culture is highly conducive to science, and educated workers with a range of skills will still be in demand in the future.

"Thank God for Nat, who places the soul of the musician above that of his art." --Dizzy Gillespie Writing in a passionate and streetwise style all his own, Nat Hentoff transports us into the diverse worlds of musicians that hold one thing in common: America. In over sixty pieces Hentoff has assembled a mosaic that creates a vivid picture of the music scene as it leaps into th...(展开全部)

马克斯·普朗克（Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858—1947） 出生于德国荷尔施泰因，德国著名物理学家、量子力学的重要创始人之一。普朗克和爱因斯坦并称为二十世纪最重要的两大物理学家。他因发现能量量子化而对物理学的又一次飞跃做出了重要贡献，并在1918年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。

马克斯·普朗克（Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858—1947） 出生于德国荷尔施泰因，德国著名物理学家、量子力学的重要创始人之一。普朗克和爱因斯坦并称为二十世纪最重要的两大物理学家。他因发现能量量子化而对物理学的又一次飞跃做出了重要贡献，并在1918年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。

Excerpt from Where Is Science Going? What has led them to devote their lives to the pur suit of science? That question is difficult to answer and could never be answered in a simple categorical way. Personally I am inclined to agree with Schopenhauer in thinking that one of the strongest motives that lead people to give their lives to art and science is the urge to flee from eve...(展开全部)

Excerpt from Where Is Science Going? What has led them to devote their lives to the pur suit of science? That question is difficult to answer and could never be answered in a simple categorical way. Personally I am inclined to agree with Schopenhauer in thinking that one of the strongest motives that lead people to give their lives to art and science is the urge to flee from eve...(展开全部)

马克斯·普朗克（Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858—1947） 出生于德国荷尔施泰因，德国著名物理学家、量子力学的重要创始人之一。普朗克和爱因斯坦并称为二十世纪最重要的两大物理学家。他因发现能量量子化而对物理学的又一次飞跃做出了重要贡献，并在1918年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。

马克斯·普朗克（Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858—1947） 出生于德国荷尔施泰因，德国著名物理学家、量子力学的重要创始人之一。普朗克和爱因斯坦并称为二十世纪最重要的两大物理学家。他因发现能量量子化而对物理学的又一次飞跃做出了重要贡献，并在1918年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。

Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the War on Terror are only symptoms of deeper pathologies. Ackerman points to a series of developments that have previously been treated independently of one another -...(展开全部)

Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the War on Terror are only symptoms of deeper pathologies. Ackerman points to a series of developments that have previously been treated independently of one another -...(展开全部)