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...Faculty voted to convert the Biochemical Sciences concentration into an honors-only concentration, sparking extensive discussion among professors and students. The changes in the biochemical sciences fifty years ago in some ways mirror the changes that the concentration is undergoing today. BACK TO THE FUTURE The Thimann Plan, named after Professor of Biology Kenneth V. Thimann who chaired the committee that reviewed the concentration, would take effect for the Class of 1959. Ninety percent of the Biochemical Sciences concentration was comprised of premeds, only around half of whom qualified for the honors track. As a result, according...
Noting that this is certainly not true in the field of science, Thimann mentioned an article written by Bertrand Russell just prior to World War I. In connection with the achievements of physics, Russell at that time contended that all the important advances had already been made, and the only major task remaining was to "determine the great constants of nature to one or two more decimal places...
...sharp contrast to this prophecy, Thimann pointed out that "whole new worlds have been opened up in recent years by the use of high-energy machines, billion-volt cyclotrons, and the study of cosmic rays...
Another attitude that can stifle the creative process is the philosophy of the "beat" generation that "the individual is powerless in the hands of great and stifling forces," Thimann said. Pointing out that these forces are often no more than dishonest politicians, he noted that "the answer to crooked politicians is 'creative and effective women...
...Thimann concluded that two factors are essential to all creative activity: constant practice and self-discipline. "Don't blame anyone else if you let your creative energy die," he said. "There is a certain obligation which devolves on those who possess creativity; they must exercise...