Word: usefulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lilienthal found his legacy tied to some annoying problems. Perhaps the most serious was the balancing of military security against the release of scientific information. Even after the release of the Smyth report, a publicly available how-to-do-it manual on the breeding and use of atomic energy--originally authorized by the Army, military officials in the atomic weapons program wanted the AEC to classify almost all atomic information. They also wanted to weed out all scientists not meeting rigorous security standards. At the same time, some very able men were quitting their jobs under the AEC because they...
...Mallinckrodt, Rochow is working on the intermediate stages of development, trying to produce silicones inexpensively and commercially. purpose where heat deteriorates the rubber now used. Certain "theoretical obstructions" would probably prevent its use in the outer tire, where more wear and resistance is required...
...like that of the historical Henry IV. After twelve years he regained objectivity but preferred to continue playing the emperor. If I understood correctly, the degree of his lucidity varies from time to time: Pirandello wanted to show that we are different people under different circumstances. He made further use of this situation for ironical comments on self-deception...
From May, 1943 (when the last civilians left the School) until February, 1946, Harvard managed to train over 14,000 army and navy officers in the use of supplies, as well as 500 business was who further crowded the School for War Industry Training and Advanced Management programs. This latter program, a 13-week course for executives, continues today, so popular did it prove during...
What would be the practical results of recognition? While it might conceivably strengthen would do so even more, not only driving the Chinese closer to Russia, but also giving the Soviets good Propaganda material to use on the natives of southeast Asia. The Russians would be eager to claim that non-recognition is proof that the United States only recognizes governments of whose polities it approves...