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Then how did the misconception arise? In part, says Holton, because of Einstein's own generous tributes to Michelson and Morley, whose work-in retrospect-provided the only experimental confirmation of relativity for many years. But most of the blame rests with the scientific community itself. By trying to...
"Land and Order-the Right to pursue a Course of Study without Interruption-Rational Policy and Responsible Government-Evolution, not Revolution-Aid to Impoverished Areas-Faith, Hope, and Self-determination-Non-violence. God, and the Great American Way!"
Pay Dirt from the Moon The crew of Apollo 11, the first men on the moon, brought back only 481 Ibs. of lunar rocks and dust. But even that small sampling from the Sea of Tranquillity has been enough to keep 142 scientists in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and...
Kapitsa's approval of the Sakharov thesis was a trifle ambiguous, and with good reason: convergence is regarded by Soviet ideologues as a major heresy. In essence, the theory is a variation on a Marxist theme-namely, that economic developments govern political and social evolution. But it challenges the...
Despite the surface similarities of Russia and the U.S., critics of convergence answer that economic factors have never played a dominant role in the evolution of societies. Recent history suggests that industrialization and economic progress are compatible with liberty or tyranny, and do not necessarily override cultural or political differences...