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...Fridtjof Nansen-scientist, author, explorer, public servant. On his North Pole expedition (1893-96), he reached the highest altitude then attained (86° 14'). He took an active part in separation of Norway and Sweden (1905). He represented Norway at the Court of St. James (1903-08). Recently he toured the U. S. (TIME, Nov. 5) speaking on behalf of Greek refugees in Asia Minor...
Granville Stanley Hall, President Emeritus of Clark University (see MILESTONES), may be remembered more as an educator or a divine than a scientist, but science will never be able to repay the debt it owes him. He did two supreme things...
Ballooning is an ancient sport which dates back to 1784, when the hot air bag invented by the Montgolfier brothers made its first man-carrying flight from the gardens of the Tuileries in the presence of Louis XVI of France and of Benjamin Franklin. When Franklin, foremost scientist of the day, was asked what use the balloon was, he cautiously countered: "Of what use is a newborn infant?" And the balloon has indeed been the precursor of many mighty dirigibles. Per se its utility is small. Kite balloons, a variant ol the spherical balloons used for sporting purposes, are useful...
...practitioner and a teacher of Christian Science, will discuss briefly the principles of Christian Science and the practical application of the teachings of Jesus to all human problems, including healing the sick. The speaker is also a member of the Board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. The lecture is open to all members of the University...
Such was the opinion of the Honorable Bertrand Russell, distinguished publicist, essayist and scientist, when interviewed yesterday at tea by a CRIMSON reporter. Mr. Russell expressed his desire to speak at the University if arrangements can be completed. "I must warn you, however", he said, "that I lost the last shreds of respectability, so long ago that there may be serious opposition to my talking...