14 JULY 1973, page 16

Society And The Scientists

John Maddox What Is Science For? Bernard Dixon (Collins £2.50) Dr Bernard Dixon, the editor of New Scientist, has written a well-tempered and welldocumented account of the......

Fascism At '0' Level

John Groser Revolutions of our Time — Fascism OttoErnst Schtiddekopf (Weidenfeld and Nicolson £2.75). Shortly after fascism had reached its inglorious end in Italy in July 1943,......

Bill Platypus's

Paperbacks We begin with the first mention in this column of the Signet Classics, series — a popular series that seems to have cornered the more arcane recesses of the highbrow......

Both Sides Of The Coin

Tony Palmer Doctor in the Nude Richard Gordon (Heinemann £1.60) First Love Samuel Beckett (Calder and Boyars £1.50) Richard Gordon is one of that happy breed of authors who are......