September 26, 1960

Mr. George Derbyshire

Space Science Board

1145 19th Street, NOW, Room 716
Washington 6, 0.C.

Gear George:

Thanks for the description of MeArthur's microscope. in fact | visited
him tn London lest April and brought back one of his Instruments at that
time. it Is a handy gadget, but actually even more complicated than anything
we would need on a spacecraft. But it has a real use In fleld work. For
a vidicon read out we would Just bolt an objective lens right on the camera;
no eyepiece Is needed in this case.

As you will have noted, | am calling Committee 14 for a meeting on
October 29. You are, as always, very cordially welcome; but you ought to
decide yourself whether you should spend the tlme and cost of the trip.

If there are any new task requirements that C-14 should be briefed on,

this would be a particular reason for your attendance; otherwise It ml ght
be mainly for your own Information. The arrangements can be handled quite
smoothly here -- let my secretary (now Mrs. Jo Holst]) know of any needs for
accomodations.

Will the Board be active In any way at the Paci fle Sclence Congress
at Honolulu In August 19617 | notice Lioyd Berkner's name on the national
committee (for geophysics).

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics

JL/jh