Abstract

Popular Science

This article presents information on books related to popular science. The books are "Famous American Men of Science," by J. G. Crowther and "Atoms, Men, and Stars," by Rogers D. Husk. These two books illustrate the common methods of interpreting the development of science. To Dr. Rusk, science is the dominating factor in society, moulding social institutions and human relations as no other single factor does. Mr. Crowther, on the other hand, proceeds on the basis of the belief that science is just one manifestation of social organization during a particular epoch. Discussing the lives and scientific works of four of the greatest American scientists, Mr. Crowther relates the problems with which these scientists are concerned to the social needs of the times.