Word: fasters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...commercialization in 1960 more in terms of a religious crusade: "Why have I dared to believe that reading down the page, at speeds held by many experts to be impossible, can be done? Perhaps it is because my deep religious convictions teach me that 'a man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge;' that 'no man can be saved in ignorance;' that 'the glory of God is intelligence.'" For Mrs. Wood, speed reading has always been next to godliness and she thought of speed reading instruction as God's work...
...Yale graduate student named Richard Gordon is suing the Institute for the price of his tuition. On the final test he refused to read faster than he could understand and consequently finished only about half of the reading in the time allotted. On the comprehension test, he scored 80 per cent on the questions covering the part he read and 70 per cent on the reading he had not done. In a letter to the director of the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Institute, Gordon writes of the second test...
...earth's history has important implications, Schopf and Barghoorn state in an article in the current issue of Science. It means either that life emerged much earlier than suspected -- maybe even as far back as 4 billion years ago -- or that once it did arise complex forms evolved much faster than believed...
...mile may be the top event of the day. Junior Jim Baker coasted to victory in 4:11 last week and could go faster today, in the freshman mile yardling superstars Keith Colburn and Royce Shaw appear ready to uncork sub--4:10's. Dartmouth is not expected to threaten in either race...
...easily explained in the context of the entire technique. If the eye is taking in large bunches of words out of order, the faster they are linked together and the more that come in should determine how much the words will mean to the reader. Also, the mind can understand words as fast as the eye sees them and does not have to wait a quarter second before allowing the eye to move on to the next words...