Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...letter from me [Jan. 9] concerning the Administration's plan to develop space weapons omitted the point I was trying to make and instead implied the reverse. My position is: TIME has consistently misrepresented President Reagan's proposal, which emphasizes protective rather than retaliatory defense. I support the Administration's position. I do not support the idea of space-based battle stations, and I know of only one private group that does...
...mess evidently began in 1968, when Aldo Bonassoli, a telephone-company electrician in Ventimiglia, Italy, convinced Count Alain de Villegas, a wealthy private investor, that he could develop a technique for discovering oil from the air. A French intelligence agent learned of the project, and the Giscard government decided that it might be useful for detecting submarines. Villegas signed the first of a number of contracts with Elf-Aquitaine, and payments were made into secret Swiss bank accounts...
Nelson, an erratic performer during his early days in the event, temporarily left the sport two years ago to develop his own sport-promotion business. "When you spend ten hours a day doing one thing," says the resident of Serene Lake, Calif, "there's not a lot left for finances, family or social life." But the competitive fire never died. The oldest member of the team returned this year with renewed dedication, fine-tuning his skis and firing 6,500 practice rounds. He continued rigorous training even when his father became terminally ill. "I'd like...
...course Sony is steering is to develop still more high-technology products. Despite falling profits, the firm spent 8% of last year's sales on research and development, compared with the industry average of 5% to 6%. Some of the laboratory projects have already hit Main Street. One, the compact-digital-disc player, has been hailed as the likely replacement for today's stereo systems. The players use beams of light, rather than needles, to play 4.7-in. silvery discs. Sony last year sold 150,000, or half, of all the CDs purchased in Japan, for prices starting...
...year ago, Carnegle Mellon University signed a contract with IBM to develop a prototype personal computing network which gives students and faculty access to a personal computer work-station--each of which are 20 to 100 times more powerful than current home computers. The first 1000 computers will be installed this month, and 7000 should he in place...