Word: esotericism
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In an absent-minded way the United States may well have stumbled upon the answer to "wars of national liberation." The effective response lies neither in the quest for conventional military victory nor in the esoteric doctrines of counter-insurgency warfare. It is instead forced-draft urbanization and modernization which...
Some 500 companies are locked in a desperate recruiting battle for a severely limited number of workers. The more esoteric the specialty, the keener the competition. The mere mention of the name of an MOS (metal on silicon) engineer causes executive knees to bend. In personnel offices, linear engineers and...
Ellen Franklin, an organizer of the convention, said that speakers, professional authors and special events lure people to science fiction conventions; later, they get hooked on more esoteric "fannish" activities, and become a part of the sub-culture. "Going to the world science fiction convention becomes their summer vacation," and...
We are still in control, but the capabilities of computers are increasing at a fantastic rate, while raw human intelligence is changing slowly, if at all. Computer power is growing exponentially; it has increased tenfold every eight years since 1946. Four generations of computer evolution-vacuum tubes, transistors, simple integrated...
Though Miller won enormous respect as the chairman of Textron Inc., the giant and flourishing conglomerate, he has had little firsthand experience in the esoteric area of monetary policy. During his first few months in office he is likely to be more dependent on staff than was Burns, who dominated...