Word: correctible
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...team of NASA scientists was trying to fix the distorted lenses in the Hubble telescope, which was already in orbit. An expert in optics suggested that tiny inversely distorted mirrors could correct the images, but nobody could figure out how to fit them into the hard-to-reach space inside. Then engineer Jim Crocker, taking a shower in a German hotel, noticed the European-style showerhead mounted on adjustable rods. He realized the Hubble's little mirrors could be extended into the telescope by mounting them on similar folding arms. And this flash was the key to fixing the problem...
...these ideas are proven correct, it can be really big. But whatever the [collider] finds will be big news,” Randall says...
...Evidence of a fifth dimension could signal a new era in physics and could mean significant accolades for Randall. The Boston Herald speculates she would be a “shoe-in” for the Nobel Prize if the collider proves her correct...
...behind him for good, he’s had no such luck. The Global Language Monitor, a group that tracks vernacular trends, last month enshrined “intrinsic aptitude” as number two on a list of the 10 “most egregious examples of politically correct language?...
...take a special pride in the appearance of his works, handwriting his manuscripts in India ink, but he also did so in the structuring of his music, according to Lazarus. “[Martino] told me that it’s not only important that the parts be correct, but that the note is placed correctly within the bar line,” Lazarus said. “I found this interesting because I had never even considered it before.” Martino composed for six decades and continued to write even when he was in poor health...