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Died. Sir Joseph John ("J. J.") Thomson, 83, Master of Trinity College (Cambridge), Nobel Prizewinning (1906) physicist and author; in Cambridge, England. Small, easygoing Sir Joseph helped bridge the gap between the old & new physics by establishing the electron theory. Before his discoveries, atoms were considered indivisible; Thomson and colleagues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 9, 1940 | 9/9/1940 | See Source »

Perched on a plateau 2,000 ft. above sea level is Canberra (pronounced Can'b'rra), the inconvenient "garden city" capital of Australia, whose statesmen stay away from it as much as they can. The ministries relating to defense are at Melbourne on the seacoast, and the easygoing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Cabinet Crash | 8/26/1940 | See Source »

More & more U. S. concertgoers are discovering a new and painless way to enjoy music in the summer. They lie on the ground wrapped in blankets, gaze at the stars, spoon a bit, doze off, take their symphonies between nods. This detached, easygoing way of listening can be indulged on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Summer Festivals | 8/26/1940 | See Source »

Symbol first of appeasement and then of easygoing armament, the onetime Prime Minister has for weeks been under great popular pressure to get out. But Chamberlain is still head of the Conservative Party, controls the dominating Conservative bloc of 374 in the House of Commons. Last week, however, suffering aftereffects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Up Beaverbrook, Out Chamberlain? | 8/12/1940 | See Source »

Consensus of the opinions of these Louis intimates: "Joe is a big, likable kid, but not too bright," spendthrift, sleepy, easygoing as an Alabama field hand. Marva Louis told how nonsmoking, nondrinking Joe frittered away fabulous sums of money on cab fares and cabaret checks for his friends. Trainer Jack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Trouble in Harlem | 7/15/1940 | See Source »

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