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Engineering & Science
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About Engineering and Science

Engineering & Science is a quarterly magazine, founded by the Caltech Alumni Association in 1937. Produced by the Caltech Office of Marketing and Communications, its goal is to present to a scientifically literate audience a lively picture of the intellectual life and research activities at Caltech and to promote interest in science and scientific issues. Its circulation of 20,000 includes alumni, faculty, students, JPL staff, donors, high schools, libraries, science media, and government leaders.

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Volume LXXIII, Number 3, Summer 2010

An Eel's Wake

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Features:

Sustainable Energy—Without the Hot Air

by David MacKay

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Discovering New Worlds

by Marcus Y. Woo

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Addicted to Nicotine

by Michael Torrice

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Random Walk:

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A Universe of Astronomical Data
Tolerating a Fetus
Shoot the Moon, Hit a Rover
First Steps for Curiosity
Lutetia and Saturn
T Cells Make a Commitment
SURFin' Safari

In Memoriam

Andrew Lange
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Hans W. Liepmann
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Obituaries

R. David Middlebrook
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Edwin S. Munger
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Books

On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science by David Goodstein
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Letters

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