Essays on the Future: In Honor of Nick Metropolis

Future for nuclear power, H. Agnew the nature of information modelling, R. Ashenhurst long time, not see - categorisation in information science, K. Baclawski the once and future role of approximate calculations, G. Baker possible future trends in relativity, N. Balazs the future of libraries, J.A. Freed a future of physics - information hiding, R. Hamming the Monte Carlo method in mathematical finance, M. Hawrylycz a future basis for national security and international policy, O. Judd on the future of combinatorics, D. Kleitman apocalypticism, one-time events, and scientific rationality, M. Krieger the future of Russian science and technology - some personal impressions, N. Krikorian the future of the Quantum theory of angular momentum - discrete mathematics and combinatorics, J.D. Louck cancer and the future, T. Puck cancer treatment with nuclear particles, M. Raju on pure and applied mathematics, R. Richtmyer the "legion of science" - another way to exploiting computer technology for scientific discovery, J. Schwartz future issues in philosophy, R. Sokolowski the enjoyment of surprises, E. Teller the future of western civilisation, E. Teller mathematical sciences and the new biology, M. Waterman.