The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
MODERN.
/. Wireless.
2. Telephone.
8. Aeroplane.
4. Radium.
5. Antiseptics and
antitoxins.
6. Spectrum an
alysis.
Z. X-ray.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-When Anti
pater the epigrammatist of Sidon,
wrote guide book for western travel
ers in the eastern country, about two
centuries before Christ, he prefaced
it with list of Seven Wonders of
the World. These, in Antipater's mind,
no sightseer could afford to miss, or
at least fail to hear about. The selec-
ton has come down in history. 1t rep
resents the most glorious achieve
ments of man in the ancient time.
The publishers OF Popular Mechanics
recently sent out 1000 letters to emf
nent scientists in Europe and Amer-
ca, and inclosed ballot containing
fifty-six subjects of scientific and me-
chanical achievement. The letter re-
quested the learned men to cross off
seven of the list which they thought
were the seven greatest wonders Of
the modern world" or supplement a
list or partial list of their own.
Here Is Standing in Vote.
Seventy per cent Of the letters gain
ed responses. The ballots on the high
est seven items stood this way: Wire
less telegraphy, 244 votes; telephone,
1856: aeroplane, 1857; radium, 165; anti
septics and antitoxins, 14O: spectrum
analysis, 1876; Xray, Ill. The three
next highest achievements received
this vote: Panama canal. 100; anes-
thesia, "a; synthetic chemistry, ST.
DR.. Theodore Paul of the Royal uni
versity, Munich, Germany, checked the
ho1
seven titles which the total vote show
ed to have been selected. Six ballots,
one from India, two from France, two
from Germany, and one from he Unit
ed States, showed the selection of six
of the final seven.
Poll Touches All Nations.
The poll was of international extent.
The voters represent wide diversity
of opinion, leaders of almost every
branch of human achievement.
Maxim. Marconi, Alexander Graha m
Bell, Nine. Curie, Edison Steinmetz,
Albert Zahm, R. W. Wood, David Todd,
DR.. E. H. Hyde, members of the
French academy of scientists. of the
Royal society of London, the American
academy and the great German uni
versities are represented in the list of
voters.
Among the Chicago men who voted
are: Bion J. Arnold, James Rowland
Angell E. H. Moore, F. r. Moulton, H.
Gideon Wells, E. A. Millikan, A A.
Nicholson, E. E. Barnard, John Park
hurst. and Edwin B. Frost of the Uni
versity of Chicago, DR.. Frank Billings.
]. c. Miller, and o. H. Basquin of
Northwestern university.
"Wonders" Named on Ballot.
The ballot sent out contained the
following list:
Panama canal, wireless, linotype ma
chine, printing press, camera, x-ray,
locomotive, aeroplane, electric fur
mace, incandescent light, photograph,
colored motion pictures, skyscraper,
automobile, hydroplane, turbine en-
CINE, spectrum analysis, antiseptics
and anti-toxins, anesthesia, modern
ocean liner, sewing machine, thrashing
machine, reinforced transportation,
submarine, battleship, electric trans
former. discovery of north and south
poles, telephone, telegraph, Eiffe1 tow
er. hydro-electric power. utilization of
pneumatic power, typewriter. comput-
ing machine, color printing, steel, pre-
ventive medicine. synthetic chemistry,
radium. Assuan dam, Simplon tunnel.
ultra microscope. artificial ice, modern
telescope, international combustion en-
CINE. taking nitrogen from the air.
Florida Key West railroad, Transsiber-
ian railroad. ore smelter, science of
eugenics. Catskill aqneduct. Transan-
dean railroad. textile machinery, oIy-
aeetyiene and oxy-hydrogen torches.
Modern Men Prefer Practical.
The contrast Of the selections made
by the Antipater of ancient times with
the worlds greatest scientists Of mod