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Among the most interesting debates we had, especially with our outside experts, were those concerning the relative influence of thinkers vs. tinkerers--those who work mainly inside their own mind vs. those who turn their mind to practical things. In some centuries the tinkerers are more influential. The 15th, for example, was important for Gutenberg building his printing press and Columbus setting sail; the 19th for Fulton and his steamboat, Morse and his code, Bell and his telephone, Edison and his light bulb. But in other centuries the pure thinkers were more influential. The 17th, for example, boasted Newton, Galileo...
...There were a lot of high points," DeNunzio said. "A third place finish is amazing, especially over teams like Lehigh and Brown. We only came in behind Penn and Cornell, programs ranked 12th and 15th in the nation...
REBEL WITH A CONGRESS More fun episodes in the Ventura administration. DAY 37: Ventura sends a lunch invitation to the Rolling Stones, due to appear in Minneapolis on the 15th. He later expresses particular admiration for the endurance of famed partyer Keith Richards: "It's remarkable that...
...roaming Capitol Hill [trying] to find tourists with video cameras," Turley says. "There is a fear that many of us will become pundit mercenaries and travel to other countries as impeachment commentators for hire." Wisecracks aside, he knows his 15th minute is nigh; he must soon return to the quotidian life of teaching and writing. "I can find something to occupy my time," he sighs...
...while Harvard basically earned a perfect score on its test with Princeton, Penn offered a much tougher challenge. Ranked 15th in the country going into Saturday's match, the Quakers boast several nationally-ranked wrestlers and were last year's Ivy League and EIWA champs...