Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tenets of democratic egalitarianism are so strong in the United States that they assume a downright metaphysical importance. The postulate goes this way: All minds must have an equal chance at the start. They are like fertile fields; all that needs to be done is to sow them with method and prevent their differences from growing more marked, since differences contradict the principle of fundamental equality of all brains...
...early '30s, many citizens thought that the rod was needed. For the next 20 years, the Democrats made the private companies a favorite whipping boy, while the Government moved full speed into the power business. Now President Eisenhower has thrown away the rod and devised a new method to deal with the power problem. His policy: partnership...
Speed Test. First client of the center was Westinghouse Electric Corp., and its problem was how to design a new kind of transformer. The customary method is to build an experimental model and see how it works when parts of its design are changed slightly. This would cost, Westinghouse figures, about $15,000. The computer can do the same job estimating the effects of different kinds of coils, metals and insulating material for about...
...convention session, John K. Norton of Columbia's Teachers College apparently spoke for the majority when he lashed back at those who believe that the "new education" is leading the nation into an intellectual retreat. "I make no apology," said he, "for bringing interest into educational method ... I also offer no apology for the belief that modern education should have purposes which take account of social as well as individual needs." Having stated their complaints, the teachers proceeded to state some positions...
...Manhattan, NBC demonstrated a new method for giving freedom of movement to TV singers. Soprano Joan Diener, instead of being forced to stand near a microphone boom in order to be heard, was able to move at will in a TV studio by means of a tiny concealed microphone, transmitter and antenna. The antenna went around her waist as a belt, the transmitter was attached invisibly to her back, and the mike was hidden in her bodice. Total weight of the equipment...