The Washington times., 1920-04-20
FAMED SCIENTISTS
WILL C0NVENEHERE
Convention Of National Acad-
emy, April 1928, Attracts
Foremost U. S. Savants.

= Seventy Of Americas leading scient-
lists, all members Of the National
Academy of Sciences, will meet in
Washington at the Smithsonian In
stitution and the National Museum
from April % to 2S. The meetings
will cover mainly the larger problems
Of science, but there will be discus
sions and reports in timely subjects
Of general interest and all scientinc
sessions will be open to the public.
The National Academy of Sciences
is a national institution which in
cludes about $50 American savants
.nd a few foreign associates. 1t Is
organized much as are the British
Royal Academy and the Academic des
Sciences of France
Among it's members are mem who
have made life studies ef the sciences,
both pure and applied. solving for
the world many vital problems re-
curing long and tedious investiga-
tions.
Distinsuished Delegates
The names on the rolls include such
distinguished men as the president,
DR.. Charles D. Walcott, Of the Smith
sonian institution; DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell and DR.. Robert 8. Wood
award, of Washington: Prof. Albert A.
Nicholson, University of Chicago; Dr.
George Z. Hale, Pasadena, Cal; Ad-
miral d. w. Taylor, U. S. NJ; Dr.
simon Flexner, Rockefeller Institute;
Maj Gen. George o. Sauier. chief
dgnal officer; Prof. Ira Remsen, John
Hopkins University; Prof. w. w.
Campbell, Lick Observatory; Prof
Thomas C. Chamberlin, University Of
Chicago; DR.. Irving Langmuir, Cen
cral Electric Company; Prof. Ernest
L. Nichols, Yale University, and Prof.
Michael I. Pupin. Columbia Uni
Versity.
DR.. Charles @. Abbot, assistant
secretary OF the Smithsonsian lnsti-
tuition and home secretary of the Ma
tional Academy, announced today the
program of events and lectures
scheduled for the sessions. or partic-
MAR interest are the William Ellery
Hale lectures to be held Monday
evening, April 26, concerning the
ecale OF the Universe. Messrs Har-
low Shapley, of the Mount Wilson
Solar Observatory, and Herber d.
Curtis, Lick Observatory. will present
the results OF their researches con-
cerning the size OF our system OF
stars and its relations with others
: which may exist.
This discussion will reveal the
space outside our own planet ana in
clude interpretations OF what some
have called the "island universes,"
living in the great outside spaces far
beyond naked eye vision and revealed
by the great telescopes as spiral
rebulae. Both the lecturers are men
JIstinguished in astronomical re-
.earch who will present new and
original ideas on the size OF space
and the composition OF the stellar
.vstem. The discussion will be fol-
lowed by a general conversations.
Professor Goddard, who Is develop
Ing the great aerial rocket, will dis
cuss it's use in weather forecastinE.
other scientific papers OF Monday
.cssions will include the conversation
a. natural resources, the rate OF
Growth OF the population OF the
limited States, growth and develop
,ccnt as determined by environment,
Mural births in man, the National
1csearch Council. psychological
study of army medical officers, the
klamath River Indians. the WORLDS
',.roatest telescope, ballistics OF
,I,Ies. and thermal conductivity OF
rletals
Lectures on Tuesday morning will
include paleontology. medicine, bot
rrv chemistry and foods. Papers on
engineering and mathematics VIII be
rresented Tuesday afternoon, as well
n, on aeoloey. electricity, teleGrnphy
and mstorology.