Word: convert
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...find out how rhodopsin works, Biologist Wald extracted a protein called opsin from the eyes of freshly killed animals and mixed it with vitamin A and two enzymes (organic catalysts): alcohol oxidase (from horse livers) and cozymase (from yeast). When this mixture is placed in the dark, the enzymes convert the vitamin A to retinene, a yellow pigment. Then the retinene combines with the opsin to form bright red rhodopsin...
...lawyer), resigned in disgust, was joined by another B. & O. lawyer. Said 'lay after he quit: the loans were a "gigantic steal," a "frame-up" and a "fraud." The bankruptcy, said the Tobey report, did more than postpone payment of the loan. It enabled the railroad to convert the notes held by RFC into non-salable bonds, hence left RFC with a frozen loan rather than a live claim on the B. & O.'s assets. Once converted, RFC's collateral Dehind its loans to the railroad dropped in value by about 30%, or $21 million...
...combination of good fortune, hard work, and unexpected aid has combined to convert the Harvard Wireless Club to one of the largest and most successful in college ranks today. Its call now reaches six continents and all 48 states...
...PETROLEUM : Paul Endacott, 49, a rangy Kansan, was an All-America basketball player (University of Kansas '23), was snagged by Phillips' famed Oilers team. He worked in the oilfields as an engineer, caught top management's eye by persuading Chrysler Corp. to be the first to convert a big plant's heating system to liquefied petroleum gases (e.g., butane), rose to head of sales research in 1934 (Phillips' 1950 gross: $534 million) and vice president...
...ruggers took a three point lead when John Cotter converted a penalty kick near the end of the first half. The game was quickly tied when a M.I.T. player followed up his own penalty kick for a score. M.I.T. failed to convert and the match remained tied...