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...inventor of this "electron microanalyzer" is a fledgling still in his late 20s, James Hillier, co-inventor of the electron microscope (TIME, Oct. 28, 1940). The general atomic composition of bacteria and viruses is well known-they are mostly carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen. But under high electronic magnification (100,000 times), bacteria often reveal granules of previously undetected substances that are hard to identify. The granules are much too small to be analyzed by a spectroscope, the conventional instrument for the quick determination of atomic components...
...Well, beat my frequency!" said the electron. "There goes that wave I've been trying to modulate...
...walking down to Harvard Square for lunch yesterday when I met an electron. He was coming down the sidewalk at a pretty fast clip (186,000 miles a second) and I saluted him as he passed. (Electronics are military personnel now, you know, and they rate a salute...
...This electron was a pretty interesting fellow, as electrons go. They're all very much alike though; they have very negative personalities. But this one had a new outlook on life since the beginning of the war. He felt that now he was really able to do something useful...
...electron paused and stratched his ear thoughtfully; then went on. "Yes, I've had my troubles here just like everybody else, but in spite of everything. I like it. It's a pleasure to work with such a fine bunch of men. Every electron in the school says the same thing. Just ask them. There's only one other thing I have to complain of. Sometimes Professor Wing goes so fast in his lectures, I can't keep up with...