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Electricity has been known to mankind since the 6th century B.C., when Thales of Miletus observed that amber, if rubbed, would attract bits of feathers and other light objects (the Greek word for amber is elektron). Only in modern times, however, have scientists discovered that some kind of electricity exists in most things, and in 1752 Benjamin Franklin demonstrated with his kite that it can be drawn from the sky. But what is electricity? What causes it? Where is it most evident in nature? These questions are much in the air nowadays, and almost every issue of the Royal Society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bz-z-z-z! | 7/4/1976 | See Source »

...appeal. Other schools encourage students to work with Southwestern, to the point of offering academic credit. What is it that Dean Epps understands so "perfectly well" that has managed to escape the attention of Senator Howard Baker (Tennessee), former Governor Fuller Warren (Florida), the Honorable Judge Harry Phillips (6th Circuit Court of Appeals), Dr. Franklin Murphy (former Chancellor of UCLA), and Albert V. Casey '43, MBA '48 (President, American Airlines)? These men, among others, enthusiastically endorse our program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Defense of South-Western | 5/19/1976 | See Source »

...predicted the next big win in his "ongoing crusade" would come in the New York primary held on April 6th...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, David B. Hilder, and The CRIMSON Staff, S | Title: Jackson Scatters Democratic Pack in Primary; Wallace Even With Udall in Second-Place Battle | 3/3/1976 | See Source »

...courts below, Barnaby's number three disciple Jeff Wiegand was in mid-stream of blanking his midshipman. In the courts above, 6th and 7th ranked sophomores Mark Panarese and Ned Bacon also scored shutouts in their first varsity games...

Author: By Amy Sacks, | Title: Crimson Squashes Navy's Raquetmen In Season Opener | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

...EEOC notice was that Ellen Green claims to be aggrieved regarding from an alleged violation occurring on June 6th 1975". The charge is described as "discriminatory hiring practices based...

Author: By Brian D. Young, | Title: Woman Student, Denied B&G Job, Charges Harvard Discriminated | 7/22/1975 | See Source »

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