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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Deep Thought was no match for the Soviet wonderkind. "Computers lack common sense and logic." he says, adding, "I still have energy to defend the human race...

Author: By Benjamin Dattner, | Title: Chess Champion Kasparov Crushes Harvard, 8-0 | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

THOSE who believe that the stereotyped houses are not diverse fail to see how multifaceted each of us is. We come from different parts of the country, have different political views, participate in different activities, are of different races and concentrate in different subjects. Having one common interest with some of your friends does not make you all the same, it just means that you have some common ground on which you base your friendship...

Author: By James C. Harmon, | Title: Choice Is the Best Policy | 10/28/1989 | See Source »

...conversely, putting people with similar interests in our house does not make us associate with them. Even if the houses were completely diverse and we lived in a community made up of 400 different people, we still would spend out time with the people whom we have something in common with, the people that we feel comfortable with...

Author: By James C. Harmon, | Title: Choice Is the Best Policy | 10/28/1989 | See Source »

...said that because Kasparov is such a well-known player, his games are often published. Therefore, you can study Kasparov's common mistakes when the time comes...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: `Definitely the Best Player I've Ever Faced' | 10/28/1989 | See Source »

...through the later decades of the 19th century, the explosive industrialism that was the engine of American wealth pounded fiercely at the workers who kept it running. Factories were foul and dangerous. Twelve-hour workdays were common. Wages were driven mercilessly downward. Depressions periodically rattled the economy, erasing millions of jobs that paid little even in the best of times. In an increasingly desperate atmosphere, labor and capital faced off along a line drawn in blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conscience 1880-1920 | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

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