What symbol could possibly stand for all of science? Wolpe offers no suggestions, merely noting that it would have to be simple, versatile, instantly recognizable, and all-encompassing; “a ...

Science needs a universal symbol. In the face of irrational opposition, it's time for the scientific community to have its own bumper sticker. By Paul Root Wolpe ...

Classical archaeologist Michael Guggenberger, who has published several studies on the objects, described them in a 2000 ...

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of this pivotal moment in science, the UN has proclaimed 2019 to be the International Year of the Periodic Table. But the periodic table didn't actually start ...

PROF. A. V. HILL'S recent letter1 directing attention to the confusion arising out of the inconsistent use of symbols is a timely reminder of the need for greater uniformity. A certain amount of ...

Enlightening Symbols Joseph Mazur Princeton Univ., $29.95 . As the semanticist S.I. Hayakawa stressed in his classic book Language in Thought and Action, words are not the things they represent ...

A small group of experts — including two from Washington state — is working to fill that gap with an open competition for an earth-shaking symbol that transcends language and culture.