Word: experimentally
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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John S. Rinehart, assistant director of the Astrophysical Institute and consultant to the projects, said that this experiment was intended for research in the upper atmosphere. The pellets reached a speed of about 33,000 miles per hour, and some may have escaped the earth's gravitational field.
In 1952 six nations which had been fighting among themselves for centuries -Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg-formed the European Coal and Steel Community, surrendered to its control 188 iron ore mines, 355 steel companies operating 455 iron and steel plants, 145 coal mining companies operating 459...
In the past three or four centuries, says Hocking, the world has been engaged in two great experiments. One is the "rejection" of "religion as a factor in political life." The other is the experiment in modernity which, "in begetting a secular science and secular arts, has also incidentally promoted...
The Experiment has adopted the slogan "Expect the Unexpected" and some groups have lived up to it more than others. A new book about the Experiment, Passport to Friendship by William Peters, tells the stories of the group that was caught in Spain when civil war broke out there, and...
...most Experimenters agree that anyone who chooses this unique way of visiting a foreign country can expect a few certainties--an insider's view of their Experiment country, many lasting friendships, and an unforgettable summer