As I was heavily involved in space communications work for NATO at the time I was particularly astonished at Toynbee’s lack of historical perspective, because I believed then as now that Newton’s impact upon history was greater than Napoleon’s.
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Objective & Hypothesis:In the sixties while reading Sir Arnold Toynbee’s 12 volume work, A Study of History, I noticed that he made only six passing references to Newton, while referring at least ten times as frequently, and often at great length, to Napoleon.
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Key Findings & Data:In the sixties while reading Sir Arnold Toynbee’s 12 volume work, A Study of History, I noticed that he made only six passing references to Newton, while referring at least ten times as frequently, and often at great length, to Napoleon.
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Conclusion & Impact:As I was heavily involved in space communications work for NATO at the time I was particularly astonished at Toynbee’s lack of historical perspective, because I believed then as now that Newton’s impact upon history was greater than Napoleon’s.
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Abstract
In the sixties while reading Sir Arnold Toynbee’s 12 volume work, A Study of History, I noticed that he made only six passing references to Newton, while referring at least ten times as frequently, and often at great length, to Napoleon. As I was heavily involved in space communications work for NATO at the time I was particularly astonished at Toynbee’s lack of historical perspective, because I believed then as now that Newton’s impact upon history was greater than Napoleon’s.
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Cite This Article
İnce, A. N. (1999). NATO’S SCIENCE PROGRAMME AND THE COMMITTEE ON THE CHALLENGES OF MODERN SOCIETY - International Collaboration in Technoscience. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, Volume: 4 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1535964