Word: humanizes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first half of the soth Century, fanned by the crimson wings of war, the conquest of the air affected profoundly human affairs. It made the globe seem much bigger to the mind and much smaller to the body ... In the 19th Century, Jules Verne wrote Around, the World In 80 Days. It seemed a prodigy. Now you can get round it in four; but you do not see much of it on your way. The whole prospect and outlook of mankind grew immeasurably larger, and the multiplication of ideas also proceeded at an incredible rate. This vast expansion was, unhappily...
...speak not only to those who enjoy the blessings and consolation of revealed religion, but also to those who face the mysteries of human destinies alone...
...protest against social injustices; once in, the individual has little voice in the organization, which pursues policies of its own, often diametrically opposed to what the individual wanted in the first place. This process, said Golden, "creates a trap." Unless this dilemma can be resolved, the whole fiber of human society is endangered...
...persevering work, eight suit-rumpling, eye-opening trips into the dusty hinterland, a steadily growing acquaintance with the Italian temper and background, Zellerbach felt that it was all a lot bigger job than anyone had realized at the start. The business proposition was also a proposition in national and human subtleties. With larger perspective but undiminished determination, Zellerbach said: "It's more of a challenge than ever." Italian ministers were more mellow, too. They were thinking less in political and regional and more in overall economic terms. They were leaning on Zellerbach for counsel. They liked him fine...
...electronic I.F.F. (identification, friend or foe) device which can be coupled directly with gun-aiming equipment was announced by the National Security Resources Board. In World War II, when an I.F.F. reported that a target was friendly, the message had to be relayed through two or three human elements. The result: at best, delay-at worst, disaster. The improved apparatus now locks a gun so that it cannot be fired when aimed at a plane, ship or tank which I.F.F. indicates is friendly. To get such automatic protection, the target craft must have its own part of the I.F.F. equipment...