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By Jupiter!

Authors :
Fairlie, Henry
Source :
New Republic. 4/7/79, Vol. 180 Issue 14, p18-21. 4p.
Publication Year :
1979

Abstract

Discusses the difficulty of convincing the American public about the value of outer space exploration and research. Success of Voyager I's fly-by of the planet Jupiter and its satellites; Fly-by during the week of the centenary of Albert Einstein's birth; Advancements in space sciences and genetics resulting from Einstein's theory of relativity; Everyday perceptions and day-to-day actions are ruled by a person's cosmology or lack of one; Religion and philosophy's ignorance and disdain of what science is doing.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
180
Issue :
14
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
11068964