Prophecy Of Science Part What The Wise Men Failed To Predict
Editor's note frames Clarke's critique of failed predictions by past prophets. He distinguishes nerve failures from imagination failures, citing speed of locomotives, electric light, heavier-than-air flight, and spaceflight as examples where experts erred. The piece closes with a warning: wrong initial assumptions doom forecasts. Next: Clarke discusses the greatest failure of nerve in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Clarke
Harper and Row
World Book Science Service
Thomas Edison
Simon Newcomb
William H. Pickering
Atlantic
Pickering
Robert Goddard
Hermann Oberth
Tsiolkovsky
Russia
Goddard
Oberth
A. W. Bickerton
Earth
Bickerton
Moon
Britain Recovery Seen Amid Devaluation Aftermath
Six months after the pound devaluation Britain's economy shows slow progress toward a balance of payments and eventual solvency. Analysts warn that projected surpluses may not be met and foreign trust hinges on continued central bank support and political stability under Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Lee
New York Times News Service
London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Pound
Wilson
Derek Pritchard
British National Export Council
Zurich Foreign Exchange
Nicholas S. Cobbold
Panmure Gordon & Co
Roy Jenkins
Barbara Castle
Fifth Grade Trip to Nashville Detailed in Student Report
A fifth grade class from Decatur recounts a trip to Nashville Tennessee including visits to the Children's Museum and its planetarium, Centennial Park and the Parthenon, the Hermitage with General Jackson memorabilia, and a lunch stop. Hank Schuppert writes of learning about stars birds eggs nests and ancient art.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Nashville
Tenn
Brownie Godfrey
Tommy House
Children’s Museum
Planetarium
Centennial Park
Parthenon
Nnte
Greece
Hermitage
General Jackson
DeVinci
Hank Schuppert
Rockefeller Campaign Moves With A Passive Pace
Rockefeller pursues a restrained bid for the Republican nomination with minimal public appearances outside New York. He meets delegates in five states, avoids divisive rhetoric, and channels focus on poll momentum while Nixon presses issue positions.
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R. W. Apple JR
N. Y
Baltimore
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Pittsburgh Hilton
A. D. Williams King
Martin Luther King Jr
James Gropps
Milwaukee
Hilton
Richard King Mellon
Hubert Humphrey
Bobby Kennedy
Dick Nixon
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rge W. Romney
Gan
O T. Agngy
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Great Britain
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
West Orange
N. J
Rhodesia
U. S
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