Word: scientistic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lake Success last week a Russian scientist created a minor sensation in a very major matter when it appeared that he was moving his country approximately half an inch toward international control of the atom. The sensation promptly collapsed...
Meanwhile, however, the U.S. delegates had perked up when they heard Alexandrov talking about "balance sheets." Would the balance sheets, they asked, be "audited"-that is, checked by some outside agency? Remembering that he is more of a scientist than a diplomat, Professor Alexandrov pulled in his neck. He was not prepared to answer right away, he said, but would bring the matter up again at some later time...
Succeeding chapters describe informatively and entertainingly Conant's 12 years in the White House. There are those who believe him one of the great political figures of the 20th century. This little, unbending college president and scientist was a true maker of history. He found the spirit of the country low and immediately transformed it into the likeness of his own sprightly soul. Despite his unusual success as head of the government he remained an educator first and always. One of his initial moves was the inauguration of a night-school for legislators "to save the English language from humiliation...
Atomic energy brought the social scientist face to face with the natural scientist as guests of the University over the weekend, with 109 savants primarily from the Boston area, gathering to tussle with the problem of government control. One tangible outcome was the appointment of a permanent committee of nine as continue the investigation...
...pointed out that under the McMain Bill passed just before the adjournment of Congress, President Truman is authorized to appoint the head of the Commission. Higinbothem asserted that Truman is unable to find a leading scientist to assume the responsibility...