Word: scientistic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ehrenreich is a recognized scientist who at the same time relates his knowledge to other fields." Clowes said, calling him a superb" choice...
...year-old Hoffman, who received a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Harvard in 1971, is believed to be the only one of the 79 U.S. astronauts with a Harvard background. Selected in 1978 as a mission specialist for the shuttle program. Hoffman belongs to a new breed of space scientist--a generation of astronauts quite distinct from the toughened test pilots who grabbed the world's attention during the pioneering Mercury. Gemini and Apollo programs...
From his post in England, where he participated in a satellite project. Hoffman was invited in 1975 to work in MIT's Center for Space Research. As MIT scientist Walter Lewin recalls. Hoffman's work there with two astronomical satellites helped lay the groundwork for an important new theory on the source of X- rays in space...
...able to observe space from space, where the atmosphere-free environment provides the best possible view of the cosmos. Although there is no guarantee that he will have such an opportunity. Hoffman says at least that he "fully expects" to spend the rest of his life as a research scientist. Although he won't commit himself to the possibility of serving as an astronomer on some future space station. Barbara Hoffman says, "I know he would go." Asked if she would join him there, she adds, "I can't see myself wanting to do that...
...with making the company excellent in the first place." The great leaders leave a legacy that their successors must protect. Peters and Waterman conclude that "the real role of the chief executive is to manage the values of the organization." The authors draw heavily upon Social Scientist Ernest Becker, who pointed out (in the 1970s) the essential "dualism" of people: to want both to be part of a team and be recognized individually. The best companies find ways to satisfy these needs...