This list of forthcoming books has been complied from the latest Information available from publishers. Dates of publication, prices and numbers of pages are tentative, however, and are subject to change.
Biological Science
Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas: With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps. James R. Dixon. Texas A&M University Press: August, 358 pp, $32.50. Lists the 204 species of amphibians and reptiles of Texas, including 156 distribution maps and a brief history of important herpetological publications, investigators and authors.
Computer Science
The High-Tech Society: The Story of the Information Technology Revolution. Tom Forester. MIT Press: July, 400 pp, $19.95. Discusses the development of the computer revolution—from the bulky and expensive computers of World War II to the modern super-computer—and the impact of this technology on society.
Microcomputers In Secondary Education. S. Moriguti, S. Ohtsuki and T. Furugori, eds. Elsevier: July, 546 pp, $89. Focuses on current trends toward the use of microcomputers in secondary education, especially in Asia and the Pacific region, and discusses ways to enhance these trends.
All the Right Moves: A VLSI Ar chitecture for Chess. Carl Ebeling. MIT Press: July, 175 pp, $25. De scribes a VLSI parallel architecture for computer chess programs using the Hitech system
Program Specification and Trans formation. L.G.L.T. Meertens, ed. Elsevier: July, 536 pp, $89. Examines program construction from a variety of aspects: from practical methodology to actual production of software, via examples of trans formational derivations of algorithms.
General Audience
Islands. H.W. Menard. WH. Free man (A Scientific American Book): August 1, 230 pp, $32.95. An illustration of the Earth as a dynamic system, that weaves together elements of plate tectonics and the evolution of life and human settlement.
History of Science
Shuttle Challenger: A Complete History of Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-O99. David Shayler. Prentice Hall Press (Arco Aviation Classic): August 28, $12.95. The history of the shuttle program—from the first mission of April 1983 through the accident of January 1986—de scribing the construction and testing of the vehicle and the investigation of the final shuttle launch.
Einstein's Legacy: The Unity of Time and Space. Julian Schwinger. WH. Freeman (A Scientific American Book): August 1, 250 pp, $32.95. Describes the scientific developments—from Newton's Principia to Maxwell's unified theory of electricity, magnetism and light—that ultimately resulted in Einstein's theory of relativity. Also looks beyond, to experiments now in progress, that are designed to confirm or challenge Einstein's theory.
Mathematics
Saks Spaces and Applications to Functional Analysis (2nd revised edition). J.B. Cooper. Elsevier: July, 372 pp, $75.50. A systematic treatment of the theory of Saks Spaces, with applications to mea sure theory, W-algebras and space of bounded, continuous functions.
Neuroscience
Handbook of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow. Knezevic, et al. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: August, 320 pp, $39.95. Reviews the significance of cerebral circulation and discusses its clinical relevance to several medical disciplines.
Drugs and the Brain. Solomon H. Snyder. WH. Freeman (A Scientific American Book): August 1, 228 pp, $32.95. An overview of the drugs that have contributed to the understanding of mental disturbances and offered insights into the function of the human brain. Included are chapters on opiates, mood modifiers, stimulants and drugs for schizophrenia.
Philosophy of Science
Constructive Philosophy. Paul Lorenzen (translated by Karl Richard Pavlovic). University of Massachusetts Press: July, 344 pp, $30. Essays by German philosopher and mathematician Lorenzen, exploring the significance of constructive philosophy for the physical and human sciences.
Physics
Carrier Scattering in Metals and Semiconductors (Modem Problems in Condensed Matter Sciences, Volume 19). V.F. Gantmakher and Y.B. Levinson. Elsevier: July, 451 pp, $124.50. Discusses electron transport theory and photon scattering, from both a theoretical and an experimental view point; also includes up-to-date information on carrier scattering in crystalline metals and semi conductors.
Annual Review of Materials Science (Volume 17). Robert A. Hug gins, ed. Annual Reviews: August, 385 pp, $64. Review articles on the early history of materials research laboratories, the structure of poly crystalline ceramics, polymer materials for microlithography and other topics.
Ferrites at Microwave Frequencies.A.J. Baden Fuller. TEE Press: July, 3O4pp, $69. Provides a mathematical treatment of the interaction of an electromagnetic wave with a gyromagnetic ferrite material for simple boundary conditions, then ex tends the results to describe the mode of operation for different devices.
Psychology
Evolution and Learning. Bolles and Beacher. Lawrence Eribaum Associates: August, 304 pp, $34.95. Compares and contrasts theories in learning and evolution and explores new developments in these fields.
Life-Span Development and Behavior (Volume 8). Paul B. Baltes, David L. Featherman and Richard M. Lerner, eds. Lawrence Eribaum Associates: August, 360 pp, $39.95. Reviews life-span research and theory in the behavioral and social sciences, discussing empirical re search and interdisciplinary viewpoints on the topic.
Science Policy
The Nuclear Oracles: A Political History of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy CommissIon, 1947-1977. Richard T. Sylves. Iowa State University Press: August, 336 pp, $27.50. A be hind-the-scenes view of the workings of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, describing its organization, responsibilities and major projects; features a biographical analysis of each of the 55 leading scientists and engineers (such as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller) who served on the commit tee from its creation in 1947 to its dissolution in 1977.
The Road To Trinity. K.D. Nichols. Morrow: July 14, 401 pp, $19.95. Nichols, former district engineer for the Manhattan Project and general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission, reviews the rise of atomic weapons and the atomic power industry.
