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International Mail Call.(Letter to the Editor)

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Our June 30/July 7 special issue on new inventions delighted most readers. "Thanks for a great cover story!" cheered one. Teachers and scientists sent in praise. The few critics took issue with our contention that the individual vision is pre-eminent: "Edison did not work alone," wrote one.

New Ideas to Reshape the World

Thanks for a great cover story ("Inventions That Will Change the World," June 30/July 7). Those were 10 really good selections, but I thought your layout could have been better.

Robert J. Campbell

Hong Kong

Thank you, thank you, thank you, NEWSWEEK! As an educator, I have been fighting the idea of group work, ...

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