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...wonders throughout the book if perhaps this man was not a cold-blooded scientist and administrator who cared little for his family and friends, for it is not until the latter half of the book that much is told of his personal and unofficial affairs. The story of his life as head of Harvard is limited to his academic struggles, and not until a later chapter is the other side of his life revealed. At first one may question this manner of narration, but had the details of his non-official life been included in the saga of his official...
...writers (e. g.. Byron, Carlyle, Browning). Greek used singular verbs with neuter plural subjects: the English tendency to do the opposite is caused by psychological and linguistic forces whose subtlety and complexity Dr. McClenahan probably never dreamed of, and an arbitrary interpretation of which even a trained linguistic scientist might hesitate to attempt...
...Scientist Albert Einstein who spends his spare time fiddling, received a letter from one Sigismund Alexander, jobless Jewish violinist, asking help. Professor Einstein replied: "I live a very, very quiet life here in Princeton and could not help you directly to find job. But your letter was very interesting to me-so much so that I promise herewith to write an autographic letter of thanks to anyone who gives you a job for at least a month...
...Discoverer Urey last week was awarded the Willard Gibbs medal, top U. S. chemical kudos, bestowed annually by the American Chemical Society on a scientist in any country "whose work has received world-wide recognition...
Admirable political scientist that he is, his own previous book may be used against him. His earlier analysis of political parties had no indication of what our two parties are now, only eight years after it was written; his exceedingly successful use of figures fails, however, to give the dynamics of the social situation. For all of his familiarity (he teaches a course) will Communist and Fascist theory, he seems to be insensitive to the profound ethical, economic, and social challenges of today. It is impossible in this short space to enter into any of the many possible point...