Word: comptons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...statement, Dr. Compton explained that mankind craves peace and security. "The people want protection against the perils of nature...
...Dosides Compton, 48 speakers, representing a broad cross-section of the world's scholars, will attend the meetings. Ten come from foreign countries, including Russia, India, and New Zealand...
...people also want material advantages for their labor, he said. Labor strikes for steady employment at higher wages, shorter hours, and more comfortable working conditions. The public, Dr. Compton said, wants the quality of goods to go up and the price to go down. Business wants higher profits. People was better housing and better health. Governments, in our expanding civilization, need more tax money...
Science, Dr. Compton said, "is the only solution which can contribute importantly to the satisfaction of these human needs...
...imply that scientific progress is the highest goal of Man," Compton said. "High wages and low prices are not fundamental bases of human happiness." Ultimate human happiness must reside in the spirtual realm, based on sympathy, morality, and religion...