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Word: atomproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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Aside from such obvious improvements as atomproof skins and double gullets for double martinis, there was a secretary with a Coca-Cola bottle permanently attached to her mouth, and type on the ends of her fingers (no typewriter needed). Raymond Loewy Associates drafted a more efficient streetcar rider. He had a head with a hook for straphanging, and a spiked nose to hold newspapers. Another idea: an efficient carpenter with a ripsaw nose, who merely plugged his head in to the nearest light socket, so he couldn't forget his tools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Frankensteins at Work | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

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