Word: bowerman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thus far the Clerk had gestured only toward benches occupied by supporters of His Majesty's Government; but now he pivoted, like some mighty marionette, and faced His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Pointing, he designated Laborite Charles Bowerman who obliged by seconding the Conservative nomination, thus preserving the tradition that "Mr. Speaker," like the King-Emperor, is above parties...
...Overbanked." A bank president from Sugar City, Idaho (Guy Emerson Bowerman), coined the word "overbanked" to characterize the condition of the country from that financial aspect. Urged he: "Fewer, stronger and more profitable banks." He favored consolidations and a country-wide system of chain banks as branches linked to giant parent institutions...
...requires four large cables to supply the 30,000 watts it burns. Four long strips of heavily corrugated tungsten steel were used as filaments. The heat generated reached 3,200 degrees Centigrade, melting the glass. A large electric fan was used to cool the air. The inventor, George Bowerman, is experimenting with a type of quartz glass to withstand the heat. Red rays are absent from the spectrum of the big bulb, which closely resembles that of sunlight. The lamp will be used in moving picture studios and color photography. The minute sister bulb was the one used recently...