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Word: corpuscular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Terry foundation at Yale University, on 'Evolution in Science and Religion.' I first showed the breaking down of what the 19th Century so confidently regarded as a final interpretation of the physical universe, by 20th Century discoveries-radio activity, the inter-convertability of matter and light, the corpuscular theory of radiant energy, etc. Next I showed that while there is always 'something new under the sun' yet our new truths only amplify older ones and many of the older truths remain eternal-for example, Newton is included by Einstein, and Christ's teachings are still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 25, 1926 | 10/25/1926 | See Source »

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