Word: clarke
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Coincident with his 47th birthday last week, Professor Robert Hutchings Goddard, Clark University rocket inventor (TIME, July 29), disclosed his invention of a sun engine. His laboratory model consists of a parabolic mirror one foot in diameter, which focuses sunlight upon a hollow glass sphere five-eighths of an inch in diameter. The sphere contains water and finely divided carbon. The focused light passes through the clear water without heating it. But when the light strikes the opaque carbon, the carbon heats almost instantly and in turn heats the water, which turns to steam. The steam escapes through a hole...
...Exposition, Louisiana Purchase 1904 Exposition, Institute of Architects. Last week the four great American engineering societies - civil engineers, mining & metallurgical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers - gave him their most prized honor, the John Fritz gold medal for "scientific and industrial achievements." Last recipient, honored last April, was President Herbert Clark Hoover...
...Harvard touchdown came as the result of a short run by Wells, left halfback, who then added the extra point by tossing a forward to Barton, Freshman end. Clark, at right halfback, scored for Exeter, and Spain kicked the goal for the extra point. Adams and Wells starred for the Freshmen...
...summary: HARVARD 1933 EXETER Reisner, Davidson, l.e. r.e., Lowe Francisco, Esterly, l.t. r.t., Lane Hageman, Harter, l.g. r.g., Lovering Almy, Hallowell, c. c., Meffert Kidder, r.g. l.g., Waite Harding, Alschuler, r.t. l.t., Curtin Barton, Saltenstall, r.e. l.e., Scheck Cleves, Coburn, q.b. q.b., Peter, Spain Adams, Wells, l.h.b. r.h.b., Clark Walcott, Adler, r.h.b. l.h.b., Cheek Bailey, Pell, Stone, f.b. f.b., Dean...
Score-Harvard 1933, 7, Exeter 7. Touchdowns--Wells, Clark. Points after touchdown--Barton by pass, Spain by dropkick...