Word: atomical
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Powers of Ten, one such idea film that Eames presented in 1968 to ameeting of America's top physicists, sketches a linear zoom to the farthest known point in the galaxies down to the nucleus of a carbon atom. What makes the film almost surreal at times is the starting point- the wrist of a man lying on Miami Beach- and the narrator, a serious female voice. Yet, whether physicist or child, one gets a feeling for the dimensions of time and space...
Pornography and Prayer. Douglas provoked earlier impeachment attempts in 1953, when he briefly stayed the execution of convicted Atom Spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg because their second request for habeas corpus raised a substantial question that the court had not previously considered. The attempted impeachment died in the House Judiciary Committee, and Douglas continued to join Justice Hugo Black in vigorous dissents urging the protection of the rights of the unpopular. In cases involving free speech and assembly, Douglas has argued that the First Amendment is intended to protect everyone, including "miserable merchants of unwanted ideas." Direct action, he conceded...
...Pennsylvania proton synchrotron on the Princeton campus, which is used for basic particle research by 14 universities. From a recent budget of $5,000,000 annually, the synchrotron funds have now been cut to $3.5 million, and will be down to $2,000,000 next year. Beyond that the Atomic Energy Commission is cutting off funds completely-after a total investment of $30 million on a project that, according to Director Milton White, has not yet had a chance to reach its peak efficiency. Another important tool for probing the secrets of the atom, the Cambridge Electron Accelerator at Harvard...
Although Scott prepared for Patton by reading and watching newsreels, he has no set theories or prejudices about acting. "Actors," he explains, "are the original atom smashers." In other words, people who break down a character or a human emotion into its tiniest components and then reassemble it. "It's schizophrenic," he says. "The first trap is getting too much of yourself into the part. The second is getting too far removed, too technical. The ideal is a combination of both those elements with something else, the ability to get away from yourself, criticize, be brutal with yourself...
...into the nation's dirty skies. In theory, the cure is nuclear power-a vision of clean, cheap electricity and smog-free air. Now that vision is being challenged by a growing coalition of conservationists, laymen and legislators who raise disturbing questions about the dangers of the peaceful atom. The critics are vocal and active-and they are getting results...