Word: quantum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mackey, a member of the Harvard faculty since 1943, is known for his work on group representations and their relations to quantum theory. He published Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics in 1963. He received the A.B. degree from Rice University and the Ph.D. from Harvard...
Russia's "Via Pacifica" diplomacy and the new responses of some South American countries to it have brought about a quantum increase in the Russian presence. The Soviets within the past two years have opened embassies in Colombia and Chile as well as Peru, and are now recognized by six South American nations. Even where there is no formal relationship, Moscow has been busy pushing rubles and culture. Total Russian trade with Latin America is growing and now amounts to $260 million, compared with $157 million in 1965. Moreover, in pursuit of diplomatic gains, the Russians graciously...
...Kennedy is considerably more than a legatee. He had the political acumen to realize that an opportunity existed to make a quantum jump in Senate status. He recognized first the changing mood of the Democrats in the Senate, who strongly felt the urge for new leadership. He saw that Russell Long, who has had many problems and has been none too popular with his colleagues, was ripe for picking Finally, sizing up the situation, he had the courage-or the gall-to make the challenge. Challenge is a family tradition with the Kennedys. On the other hand, Maine...
Doug Hardin, the captain, is a Group II quantum chemist who play an instrument called the viola da Gamba in a Baroque trio. He spent half of last summer working for the Atomic Energy Commission and half training with the U.S. Olympic Team at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Doug likes the poetry and art of William Blake and has filled the walls of his Winthrop House room with prints of Blakian angels and devils. "Dauntless Doug," as Coach McCurdy calls him, is the team's foremost expert on the philosophy and psychology of running...
...book, Hersh quotes one former high-level Defense Department official as saying, "There's a revolution in biological sciences, just as there was in the physical sciences in the 1920's. It [genetics] is analagous to quantum theory. A huge area of science is in ferment--and it may have military implications and advantages...