Word: view
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Discussing the role of science in history, Butterfield averred that there were definite repercussions but they were hard to isolate and define. Individual scientific achievements are a causative factor in the development of society: "Something creative can be attributed to Newton, but I'm in reaction against the view that a few great men make the history of science. Each individual is a fresh influence on the world...
...other subjects have given a broader treatment than could have been provided in black and white. Color photographs of middle-class Mexico (Dec. 8) showed some of the startling social and economic developments changing our neighbor to the south. A spread on Squaw Valley (Feb. 9) provided a breathtaking view of the scene of next winter's Olympics. At the same time, vast and fundamental changes rapidly affecting the whole world have been covered by color spreads on such subjects as space medicine (May 26) and the U.S. atomics industry (Jan. 12). All of them have supplemented TIME...
...obvious answer would be to erect barriers around the canals, but barriers low enough to avoid spoiling the view would be too low to keep cars out. Last week the Royal Dutch Association for Assistance to Drowning Persons had a new idea: it began giving free lessons in how to escape from a sunken...
...Matchmaker. The Shoda family gave thought to Michiko's future, and there is evidence that she formally met selected prospects at a miai, or a meeting arranged with a view to a possible match. One candidate is said to have been the son of a soap-company president; reportedly he backed away, declaring Michiko's personality "too cold." Michiko seems to have been drawn to a Japanese diplomat and was disappointed when he was sent to a post in Europe. He wrote her long, graceful letters dealing mostly with the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen...
...will view the various distributional factors with a completely open mind" in attemtping to achieve a "well-balanced class," he added...