Word: swiss
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Swiss Theologian Karl Barth has somewhat the same position in contemporary Protestant thinking that Einstein* has in science: Barth's complex system of thought is fully appreciated only by the highbrows, but, like Einstein's, his influence is wide and deep. When the Christian Century began a series of articles by theologians on "How My Mind Has Changed in the Past Decade," it led off with the contribution of 62-year-old Karl Barth...
...Fritz Zwicky, astronomer, physicist and rocket expert of Caltech, has developed such an engine for the U.S. Navy, which presumably hopes to use it in torpedoes or in anti-submarine devices. The Navy is so excited about it that it won't allow Swiss-born Astronomer Zwicky to open his mouth on the subject. It has also warned Aerojet Engineering Corp. of Azusa, Calif., which is working on the device, to keep it quiet...
...Leopoldskron Center, run by Kingsley Ervin, Jr. '45, gets 45,000 Swiss francs (about $11,000) from the World Student Relief Organization, and used to count on private persons to supply the rest. Now, the Seminar has assumed control, and the extra expenses...
...Brakes. The Europeans, unused to downhill curves and accustomed to picking up speed on straightaways, were at a disadvantage at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. Nonetheless, a Swiss sled, driven by 28-year-old Felix Endrich (winner at last winter's Olympics), tore off with the world's two-man title. Average time for the 5,181-ft. course...
...years, Swiss-American Composer Ernest Bloch had won fame if not fortune for his soaring, rhapsodic Sche-lomo for cello and orchestra, his fine Israel Symphony, Violin Concerto and string quartets. Still, he was disappointed...