Word: developing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...using this principle, says hearty Jean Le Gall of the French Bureau of Fisheries, it may be possible to develop a practical, commercial fish-ASDIC. The captain of a fishing boat equipped with such a device would need to do little guessing. He would turn on his ASDIC, and all fish within range would echo back, "Here...
...range and accuracy had not been approached by their German masters. But the age of rockets would not really dawn until atomic energy had been harnessed to propel them. With this in mind, the Army Air Forces recently signed a contract with the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp. to develop atomic aircraft motors...
...authorities suspected that the enemy might be assembling task forces of death-dealing microorganisms. Against this possibility, however remote, defensive measures were needed. Since no one knew how the germ attack might be launched, the only thing to do was to study all the possible offensive methods and develop defenses against them...
...devices in great variety-the Army Air Forces, Navy and U.S. Weather Bureau had launched a project to find out all that man can know about a storm, from its fleecy birth to crescendo climax. Because thunderstorms are flying's greatest hazard, the investigators hope their study will develop reliable methods of recognizing and avoiding dangerous types of cloud...
Nine. A preoccupied, businesslike air marks Nine. At home and in school he perfects his skills by repetition-whether it is throwing darts or dividing by one digit. Usually a good pupil, especially at math, Nine likes to classify his knowledge (flags, airplanes, military ranks). Beginning to develop a conscience, Nine takes blame if he thinks he deserves it, but has the inner resources to get along without praise. Nine does not want to be babied, favors his gang over his family...