Word: purely
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Disturbing the Universe is a fair indication, Dyson spent the first twenty pages of his life as a child, the next eighty as a pure scientist, and the bulk of it, the final 150, as an ill-defined political spokesman, a defender of this and a believer in that. For the middle eighty pages the book soars. This is where we find what we came for: a candid description of the remarkable collaboration between Dyson's mathematical genius and his imagination, or the even more remarkable collaboration of his gifts with the complementary ones of those around...
...career. Why should a man of such acknowledged brilliance lead his professional life thus--first working with atomic energy, then space missions; now testifying before the Supreme Court, now tutoring the Princeton prodigy who independently discovered the atomic bomb? Because, it seems, he gave up on himself as a pure theoretical physicist. "I was," writes Dyson, "and always have remained, a problem solver rather than a creator of ideas. I can not, as Bohr and Feynmann did, sit for years with my mind concentrated on one deep question...
This is not to say that Jenkins lacks soul; unique moments of pure personal communication are the goal of nearly all jazz expression, and Jenkins' playing, especially with the Revolutionary Ensemble, reaches peaks of almost frightening emotional intensity. But what Space Minds... most reflects is Jenkins' interest in creating the new and exciting structural contexts that can expand the expressive range of jazz improvisation...
...ALBUM BEGINS with "Wake Up and Live"--pure reggae, although Marley adds more brass than usual. The lyrics are simple yet stirring...
That desire to excel on the gridiron stems from Casto's pure love of the game. Casto has dedicated nearly 14 years to his favorite sport. Growing up in Southern California his exposure to organized sports came very early...