Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00329)

In a message dated 11/19/98 1:59:46 AM, Alan wrote:

>I've just read in the Ocean of Theosophy this statement (Chp.14 142 last
>page):
>
>"As 1897-98 are not far off, the scientific men of today will have an
>opportunity of seeing whether the close of the five thousand year cycle will
>be preceded or followed by any convulsions or great changes political,
>scientific, or physical, or all of these combined..."
>
>Did any drastic change happen? Could it refer to the first world war? What
>other things happened?

The Curies discovered radioactivity.  Einstein got his first insight of
relativity and the equation E-mc^2.  Bohr discovered quantum physics.  All,
revolutionized science and made possible the world of atomic weapons, high
technology, and the extremist, oppressive and warlike political systems we
have today.

Leon