Today and Tomorrow Volume 9 Science and Medicine

Eos or the Wider Aspects of CosmogonyJ H JeansOriginally published in 1928"A fascinating summary of his tremendous conclusions..." Times Literary Supplement"No book in the series surpasses Eos in brilliance and profundity..."Is this universe permanent or transitory? If transitory, is it near its end or just beginning? Is life common or rare? Where does life stand in relation t the stupendous mass of inert matter? These and other issues are lucidly dealt with in this book. 80pp, 6 b&w platesHermes, or the Future of ChemistryT W JonesOriginally published in 1928."A complete and readable survey of chemical developments, making special reference to bio-chemistry, synthetic fuels, and catalysis." Manchester Guardian"Tells us...with brilliant clarity, what chemistry and its achievements are likely to be in the future." Morning PostChemistry as the means of human emancipation is the subject of this book. Today chemistry is one off the master factors of our existence; tomorrow, the author argues, it will dominate every phase of life, winning for man the goal of all endeavour: economic freedom, and may also effect a startling change in man himself. 82pp.Sybilla or the Future of ProphecyC A MaceOriginally published in 1927"An entertaining and instructive pamphlet." Morning PostAn examination of the possibilities of scientific forecasting. 90ppArchimedes or the Future of PhysicsL L WhyteOriginally published in 1928. "This book will be an inspiration. The writer is a clear and fearless thinker." DiscoveryWhen this volume was written, physics, biology and psychology were, in the author's view, converging towards a scientific synthesis of unprecedented importance whose influence on thought and social custom would be profound. This book interprets those events. 88pp.