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From a village in Aconcagua's foothills last week came word that Hackett had climbed on despite his crippled hand, finally reached the top. After planting the Stars & Stripes, he headed back to the base camp. He was the first U.S. citizen to conquer the "Father of Mountains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To the Top | 3/7/1949 | See Source »

...three years, his headquarters were on Chingkan Shan, a nearly impregnable mountain stronghold which had been shared, uneasily, by bandits and Buddhist monks. Mao chased away the monks, welcomed most of the bandits into the party, and settled down to organizing the nucleus of the army which was to conquer China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Man of Feeling | 2/7/1949 | See Source »

...marry out of your Church, or you'll regret it all your life." So all Roman Catholic priests and many Protestant ministers warn their flocks. But most young people in love believe that love will conquer everything-including church dogma, ritual and customs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Interfaith Marriages | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

...conspiracy to conquer and rule the world by any means, legal or illegal, in peace...

Author: By Joel Raphaelson, | Title: Off The Cuff | 1/25/1949 | See Source »

Modern physics, proprietor of the atom, may be running out of worlds to conquer. In the current Physics Today, Physicist George Gamow explains that physics is still delving deep into mysteries, but may wind up its unfinished business as soon as it figures out the relationships between four basic values. Then, says Gamow: "We will be able to say that physical science has reached its end . . . and that all that remains is ... minor details . . . and adoration of the completed system. At that stage, physical science will enter from the epoch of Columbus and Magellan into the epoch of the National...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Near the End? | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

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