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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Suppose that in 1945 a respected sage had been asked, "What do you see for the future?" and he had replied, "Rust, sand and soot." He would have been considered a pessimist. An optimistic sage might have replied instead: "The future will be powered entirely by atomic energy. Contagious disease will be eliminated by antibiotics such as penicillin. Harmful insects will be eradicated by DDT and similar chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides."
Publication Date
Autumn 1992
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
29
Issue
2
First Page
8
Last Page
8
Copyright
© Copyright 1992 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
White, John D.
(1992)
"The Pessimist and the Optimist,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 29:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol29/iss2/4