When the United States entered World War I in 1917, there was no elaborate framework for providing scientific advice to the government. Engineers and scientists struggled to find an appropriate mechanism, but the former found themselves subordinated to a scientific community which sought to dominate ...
What it revealed was that, even beyond thelaudatoryobituariesandtributesthat followed his death at 103, there was far more to Jim – and his influence on the modern world – than almost anyone realises. 它揭示的是,即使在他1...
To some degree the nuclear bombs dropped in Japan helped the Americans win the War. But at the same time it has also become a new threat to the world peace from then on. Maybe, if Albert had known about this, he would never have written that letter. Who knows?1. 小题1.Why did ...
World War Quotes (2 quotes) Radio has never ceased to stir the imagination; it has continually inspired research. That is why radio is always new. It has met the challenges of two world wars and of the 20 years of peace that intervened. ...
Social Science Goes to War: The Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan This book offers both interviews with and commentary on the work and thinking of noted sociologist, social scientist, world-systems analyst and research scholar Immanuel Wallerstein (sociology, Yale U.)--and also includes...
But many scientists argue that we should also be exploring the natural world for novel biochemistry, an approach known as “bioprospecting”.“70% to 75% of all antibiotics come from nature,” notes Marcel Jaspars, a natural product chemist at the University of Aberdeen. “It strikes me that...
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The start of World War I created more opportunities for women.At the age of 26,Elion was able to get a job at Buroughs Welcome,where she began a 40-year partnership with Dr.George H.Hitchings.Her thirst for knowledge impressed Dr.Hitchings,and he permitted her to take on more ...
The War on Animal Research - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences In three short years it will be Jan. 1, 2001, the first day of the 21st century and a new era. The United States will be expecting the inaugural message of a new president and the world will enter the Third...
But in the words of Virginia Harris, chair of the church's board of directors, "I like change because it is progressive. The world goes forward, so no matter how much you whine or talk about the past you can't get back there... [But] as you go forward with change, always [remain...