The question considered hereâhow does population growth affect the direction. and magnitude of economic change today as world population approaches 6 billionâis. germane to a key argument invoked to defend international population assistance. programs since their inception in the early 1960s.
Late June-July 1971: Nixon Authorizes âPlumbers,â Orders Media Leaks to Smear Ellsberg. President Nixon authorizes the creation of a âspecial investigations unit,â later nicknamed the âPlumbers,â to root out and seal media leaks.
John Stevens was an engineer, inventor, and promoter of steam transportation, whose petition to the U.S. Congress resulted in the Patent Law of 1790. Robert Fulton, an artist, civil engineer, and inventor, formed an agreement with Livingston to build steamboats to run between Albany and New York City.