On normal days, Switzerland's Zurich is a calm, peaceful city which some visitors find monotonous. But last week Zurich was in a festive mood. Its great Federal Institute of Technology was 100 years old, and thousands of scholars and statesmen had come from all over the world to celebrate. There was a gala banquet for 3,000 guests, including Swiss President Max Petitpierre, Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Nobel Chemist Peter Debye. There was a concert by the Tonhalle Orchestra, a torchlight parade by the students. To the Swiss, the institute fully deserves such...
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