Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...swirling snowstorm had followed another; Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota had been hit by 18 in 27 days. There had been incessant cold-temperatures had fallen as low as 40° below zero. Howling winds piled the snow in endless dunes. On the range, feed was buried deep; springs, watering troughs and streams were frozen; ranch houses were isolated, thousands of miles of roads were lost in drifts. Snow even covered the Mojave Desert...
...toss in his lot with the independent film producers (S.I.M.P.P.). He announced that he was quitting the two trade associations of the major studios (M.P.A.A. and A.M.P.P.), because "there must be a return to real free enterprise in our industry." Dapper Eric Johnston, who heads them both, took a deep breath and fired...
...homeostat has not thought out anything very deep or complicated. When it is normal and "comfortable," says Dr. Ashby, the four magnets are centered, each above its box. By setting switches in the boxes, Dr. Ashby can make the magnets swing out of place. Then the machine is "uncomfortable," and begins at once to figure out how to get comfortable again...
Modern physics, proprietor of the atom, may be running out of worlds to conquer. In the current Physics Today, Physicist George Gamow explains that physics is still delving deep into mysteries, but may wind up its unfinished business as soon as it figures out the relationships between four basic values. Then, says Gamow: "We will be able to say that physical science has reached its end . . . and that all that remains is ... minor details . . . and adoration of the completed system. At that stage, physical science will enter from the epoch of Columbus and Magellan into the epoch of the National...
...last two years moviemakers have been trying to lure Douglas away from Broadway, but he refused their long-term contracts. During his first few scenes in A Letter he suffered all the shakes and quivers of opening night. When the movie was completed he took a deep breath and signed a seven-year contract...