ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
EDITORIAL
September 1959, Vol. 31, No. 9 APPLIED JOURNALS, ACS Director of Publicafions, C. B. Larrabee Editorial Director, Walter J. Murphy Executive Editor, James M. Crowe Producfion Manager, Joseph H. Kuney ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Mifor, Lawrence T. Hallett Managing Editor, Robert 0. Gibbs EDITORIAL HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON 6, D. C. 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W. Teletype W A 23 Phone REpublic 7-3337 Associote Editors: G. Gladys Gordon, Stella Anderson, Kotherine 1. Biggs Assistant Edifors: Robert J. Riley, Robert J. Kelley, Ruth M. Howarth, Eugenia Keller, Sue M. Solliday, Malvina B. Preiss, Ruth Reynard Editorial Arsisfanfr: Katherine H. Ginnane, Virginia E. Stewart Layouf and Producfion: Melvin D. Buckner (Art); Betty V. Kieffer, Leroy 1. Corcoran, John V. Sinnett BRANCH EDITORIAL OFFICES CHICAGO 3, ILL. Room 926 36 South Wabash Ave. Teletype CG 726 Phone STate 2-5148 h o c i o f e Editors: Howard J. Sanders, Chester Placek Arcistanf Editor: James H. Krieger HOUSTON 2, TEX. 716 Melrose Bldg. Teletype HO 72 Phone FAirfax 3-7107 AIsociafe Editor: Bruce F. Greek Aasisfant Editor: Earl V. Anderson NEW YORK 16, N. Y. 2 Park Ave. Phone ORegon 9-1646 Teletype NY 1-4726 Associate Editors: William Q. Hull, Harry Stenerson, David M. Kiefer, D. Gray Weaver, Walter S. Fedor, Laurence J. White Assisfant Editor: Louis A. Agnello SAN FRANCISCO 4, CALIF. 703 Mechanics’ lnsfitute Bldg. 57 Post st. Teletype SF 549 Phone EXbrook 2-2895 Associate Editor: Richard G. Newhall Assirfont Edifor: Joseph Sturchio EASTON, PA. 20th and Northampton Sts. Phone Blackburn 8-91 11 Teletype ESTN Pa 7048 Associate Editor: Charlotte C. Sayre Arsisfant Editor: Joyce A. Richards Editorial Assisfantr: Elizabeth R. Rufe, Barbara A. Conover EUROPEAN ,OFFICE Bush House, Aldwych, London Cable JIECHEM Phone Temple Bar 3605 Associate Edifor: Albert 5. Hester
The Soviet Union Exposition U.S. scientisfs had a good opportunity to observe development of analytical instrumentation in the U.S.S.R. having been in the Soviet Union nor having had an opportunity t o observe a t first hand the status of analytical chemists in the U.S.S.R., it was with great interest t h a t n-e visited the Soviet Union Exposition a t New York (see page 15 -4). W e were impressed with the exposition, which took up the entire exhibit area in New York’s Coliseum (161,460 square feet). I n addition to a large section devoted to science and technology, there were exhibits devoted t o industry and agriculture, radio and electronics, peaceful uses of atomic energy, optics, transportation, public education, public health, sports, construction, culture, and well-being of the people. Our major interest naturally centered on the science and technology areas, and analytical instrumentation in particular. Without attemptwith t h a t in ing t o compare instrumentation progress in the U.S.S.R. the U. S. A., but just commenting on the instruments as instruments, we were quite impressed. They have a wide variety of instruments for both research and process control. They appear to be well engineered and designed. I n our story on the exposition, we have described the instruments in some detail, so t h a t our readers can form their own opinions. We were also impressed with the fact t h a t most of the Russians in charge of the various portions of the exhibit not only had a working knowledge of English but were also scientists. Some have questioned whether the instruments shown were merely prototypes or items made for exhibition and not generally available to Soviet research scientists. We cannot answer this on the basis of personal knolT1edge. We have, however, talked to some American scientists who have Tisited the Soviet Union recently. One noted specifically that in most of the research institutes he observed instrumentation similar to that encountered in comparable U. S. facilities. These generally appeared t o be of Soviet manufacture. While he does not feel that the Soviets are ahead of the U. S.in the field of analytical instrumentation, he was impressed a t the progress they have made. This agrees in general with comments of other hmerican visitors t o Russia NEVER
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