Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-24
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WoRL0,
Mans Greatest TIumphs Of Ancient and
Modern Times.

los HabaZlue lnVl60O nearly one
thousand scientists, representing
every European and American
school of advanced thought, to
participate by ballot in the selec-
ton of seven wonders of the mod
ern world. A ballot was prepar d
containing 58 subjects of scienti-
fic and mechanical achievement.
There were blank spaces for the
insertion of any other subject the
voter might desiie. Each of the
eminent men to whom the ballots
we're sent was requested to indl.
cate the seven, that appeared to
hlm to be the mcst wonderful,
He was under no obligation to ac-,
cspt any of those on she list. He
was assured that bis name would
lot be used in connection with the
publication of ths result, which,
of course, precludas the printing
of the list herewith.
The American scientists were
selected after consultation with
the Secretary of the American
Academy of Sciences, DR.. L. o
Howard. of Washington, D. c.;
the Earopean authorities consult.
cd were members. either of the
Royal Society of London, the
French Academy of Science, or
the faculsies Of the great German
universities. The response re-
ceived was cordial. About 70 per
cent of the ball ITS sent out were
marked and returned. These
came from the most distinguished
men of thu entire group, the
names of many of whom are
household words throughout the
civilized world; Several eminent
men hesitated to select seven in.
dividusl forms of progress as the
most wonderful, and a number of
letter. wers received. commanding
the enterprise, but declining to
put their writer's on record for the
reason shat any titles selected
would be, to their minds, in many
instances results of some general
element of modern progress. such
as electrical developemsnt, chem.
ical research or civil engin eering,
and not, therefore, entitled to
place as seperate wonders. A
class of 80 professors, instructors
and advanced students of the de-
partment of chemistry of Cornell
University, by a supplementary
ballot, selected a list of seven
things, five of which are to be
found on the list which represents
the consensus of opinion of the
entire voting. Only one ballot,
the last to bs received, which bore
the name of one of the most DIS
tiuguished authorities on chemis.
try of Munich, Germany, was
checked for the seven titles the
total vote showed to have been Sc
lected. SIX ballots, one from HI
dia, two from France, two from
G G.rmany and one from the United
States, showed the selection of six
of the final seven. The interna.
sional character of the poll and
the wide diversity of :opinlon of
the men chosen to participate in
it Resulted in some remarkable
answers, and in scatt ring of
votes over vide range of human
achievement. 80 that the subject
which received the largest number
of votes was selected by a little
more than IS per cent of the Sol
entists voting and the seventh on
the final list by but a trifle more
than II por cent. The final anal.
ysis Of the poll shows the ten SUBJ
jects highest on the list we're.
Wireless telegraphy PA, tele-
phone 1sa. aeroplone 167, radi-
um 1866. antiseptics and antitox-
ins 40. spectrum analysis 1875,
K ray Ill, Panama canal 100,
anesthesia "a. synthetic chemis. !.
try 81.
The seven wonders of the an.
cient world are: Pyramids of
Egypt, Pharos of Alexandris,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
temple of Diana at Ephe,us, sta
tue of Jupiter by Phidlas. mauso-
leum of Artemisia, COLOSSUS of
Rhodes.-Popular Mechanics.