Word: scientistic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Gingold ruling was eventually declared unlawful by the courts, but the case continued to attract attention. Outside the Federal Republic, there were accusations of neofascism and worries about a new generation of "ugly Germans." In Paris, Sorbonne Political Scientist Alfred Grosser, a moderate leftist, deplored West Germany's "atmosphere of intolerance, surveillance, snooping and denunciation." A Swedish television report blasted the "socalled radicals' decree and its implications." French Socialist Leader François Mitterrand even set up a Committee for the Defense of Civic and Professional Rights in West Germany...
Died. Harald T. Friis, 83, radio-communications pioneer whose work helped make possible, among other things, modern radio reception and microwave transmission; of a stroke; in Palo Alto, Calif. Born in Denmark, Friis became a leading research scientist with the Bell System, eventually holding 25 patents, including one for the famous horn-reflector antenna of microwave systems first used in satellite communication. Highly regarded as a teacher of other scientists, Friis also supervised the work of the late Karl Jansky, founder of radio astronomy...
...enjoyed until the McGovern debacle. This may not be an easy task. Although Ford and Kissinger have been criticized by U.S. Jews for pressuring Israel to make concessions to the Arabs, Ford has also backed massive aid for the Israelis ($4.5 billion in two years). Notes Harvard Political Scientist Nadav Safran, himself a Cairo-born Jew: "If Ford modulates his position vis-a-vis Israel a bit, the vote in November would be divided. Carter would still get the majority, but it might not be overwhelming...
...also one of the persons in Cambridge, and I am not a scientist," Rosovsky said yesterday at a Science Center press conference. "I feel responsible for the students, the faculty, and everyone connected with our faculty in Cambridge," he added...
Arthur Boucot, professor of Geology at Oregon State University, wrote to the Radcliffe chapter urging Gray's election. He described her as "a critical-minded, productive, first-class scientist who has produced a steady flow of incisive, well-reasoned publications, that have materially advanced her field...