Word: crystallize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...safety of the U.S. demanded that the plants be kept open. Truman was not usurping powers of Congress; he had invited Congress to pass a law covering the situation the day after the seizure. "The President said he would abide by whatever Congress did," said Perlman. "He made that crystal-clear." Birdlike little Justice Frankfurter squeaked in agitation. "Are you suggesting that because Congress did not act that that confirmed the President's action?" he asked. You could infer, said Perlman weakly, that Congress was content to let the President's action stand...
...means had been developed before to polarize light, but it involved the use of quartz crystals, which were arranged so that the crystal lattice was aligned along one axis. Light would be transmitted freely by one axis of the crystals, but it would be blocked entirely by the other axis. This worked--in theory. But in practice, a perfect alignment of the crystals was impossible, and their sizes made the apertures through which light passed comparatively small...
...polyvinyl alcohol a thick plastic--was stretched. In the stretching, the molecules of the plastic would align themselves with their poles in the same direction. Land had a cheap, permanent device that was far more efficient, both in the transmission and the exclusion of light, than was its crystal predecessor...
...radios" were crystal sets fashioned from bits of wire, smuggled crystals and makeshift diaphragms. Though primitive, the sets easily picked up broadcasts from a nearby transmitter tower of Manhattan's station...
...main strand in The Women revolves around the attempts of Mary Haynes to win back her erring husband, who has taken up with a peroxide siren, Crystal Allen, portrayed by Dani Holmgren with just the right nonchalance. Around this situation a succession of humorous characters, ranging from a Countess to a cigarette girl, parade on and off the stage to the delight of everyone. On reflection, they seem stereotyped; perhaps Miss Luce meant them to be that way, for The Women is primarily a satire on drawing-room women of manners and many...