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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gentle, spindly Auguste Piccard has twice explored his beloved stratosphere ten miles above Earth-highest man has ever gone. Last week a man who wears a metal band to support his head because his neck was broken flying in the War nearly intruded upon frail Professor Piccard's rarefied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Second Highest? | 9/26/1932 | See Source »

(3 of 3) It is dead. From now on the League of Nations is sole custodian of our report." Mrs. McCoy & Spy- Privately members of the League Commission are telling friends about fun they constantly had with Japanese spies, even in China. The story goes that in Peiping Mrs. Frances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Spies, Spies & Spies | 9/19/1932 | See Source »

But in all his 20 years there "Copey" would let no electricity be installed. Nor would he permit the ceiling to be repainted; candle and lamp smoke had given it such a fine patina. In later years "Copey" found it difficult to get the right sort of lamp chimneys, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Copey Moves Out | 9/12/1932 | See Source »

As soon as he made his readings of cosmic rays above Mexico, he dashed for a north-bound train. At Kansas City he said good-by to Mrs. Compton and Alan. They proceded to Chicago & home, he to Winnipeg. He wants to get to Chesterfield Inlet north of Churchill in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Ray Circus | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

Over Phoenix. Ariz, at midnight the Akron circled for a time, adjusting her trim for the push over the mountains. She disgorged her two airplanes to fly on by themselves, lightening the airship's load by 6,000 Ib. and adding 2,000 ft. to her ceiling. Crossing Texas, Commander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lighter-than-Air | 6/27/1932 | See Source »

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