Word: scientiste
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...change, the scientist? A tribute should be paid to the often obscure men whose growing importance in world affairs can no longer be ignored...
...leave little time for people to get to safety. This meant turning down a program advanced by onetime Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson, who startled the Administration early this year by announcing that civilian salvation lay in $34 billion-plus worth of heavy, blastproof bomb shelters. Some authorities, like Scientist Edward Teller (TIME, Jan. 21), even envisaged a vast underground network where men could survive for an indefinite time after an attack. Civil Defense Administrator Leo Hoegh (who replaced Peterson last July) has, like the Gaither committee, virtually abandoned the blast-shelter idea in favor of fallout shelters. Reason: radioactive...
...French scientist, A. Magnan, studied bumblebees for years and came to the conclusion that they should not be able to fly at all. Dr. Hocking is not much more impressed by the flying abilities of his pets. They are good at control and maneuverability, but they waste fuel. The maximum fuel efficiency of a mosquito is only .03%. Most insects fly much slower than they appear to. Top speed for horseflies is 14.8 m.p.h., far below the speed of horses. Dragonflies are insect speed champs, flying at more than 40 m.p.h...
...know, professor, you're all right," Russell observed. "You should run for mayor. I know a butcher back in Cleveland who runs every year just to see how many friends he has. Why don't you run?" The political scientist declined...
...Most scientists will agree that tight security restrictions slow the pace of developments considerably and often cause duplication of effort as well as sheer failure. Not only does the pressure of security promote mediocrity by denying the opportunity for free criticism, basically it stifles the growth of education in these fields because of the scientist's difficulty in separating the classified and non-classified in his mind. For example, Enrico Fermi was forced to discontinue lecturing on atomic theory after the war because he felt that he could not help but divulge classified material...