Science Abstracts

The first issue contained 110 abstracts and was divided into 10 sections:

Science Abstracts was the result of a joint collaboration between the Institution Of Electrical Engineers ( IEE ) and The Physical Society of London. The publication was (at that time) provided without charge to all members of both societies. The cost of the publication was mainly borne by the IEE and The Physical Society, financial contributions were also received from The Institution Of Civil Engineers , The Royal Society and The British Association For The Advancement Of Science

By ) and B ( Electrical Engineering ). This decision allowed the subject Scope particularly in physics to widen and as a result a larger quantity of material to be covered.

Science writer and Science Fiction author Sir Arthur C. Clarke was Assistant Editor of Science Abstracts in 1949 .

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