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Human Adaptability: Past, Present, and Future. Stanley J. Ulijaszek and Rebecca A. Huss‐Ashmore. eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.326 pp.

▪ Abstract  In this professional memoir I trace my career and the changes that occurred after World War II in the biological anthropology studies of human populations. I describe my academic training at the University of New Mexico and Harvard University and my research training at the US Climatic Research Laboratory. During my academic career at The Pennsylvania State University, I directed two multidisciplinary research efforts as part of the International Biological Programme and Man in the Biosphere Program. These were the high-altitude studies in Nunoa, Peru, and the migration and modernization studies of Samoan communities. I describe my participation in the development of these international science programs as well as the effects on the discipline of biological anthropology. In conclusion, I reflect on the growth and development of biological anthropology, particularly in human population biology.

This paper presents a quantitative description of the volume required to use common hand tools. The volume described, termed the "space envelope", is for the tool using hand of right-handed subjects. The data were collected on six individuals who had hands at or above the 95th percentile of the military population in length and breadth. The data were obtained by use of a photographic process employing time exposures for each action. This technique provided data comparable to that provided by movie techniques but at a lower cost. The implications of the data for maintenance requirements are also discussed.