Word: field
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unique in its field, the new building is as notable as the choice of architect. It will fill an outstanding gap in the present curriculum, alleviating the almost total neglect of the non-verbal creative processes in the College...
...study of atmospheric physics has been largely supplanted by the investigation of weather-forecasting, Goody declared yesterday. A consequent desire on the part of many scientists to revive the currently-neglected field, he said, is primarily responsible for his success in obtaining financial support...
...most areas. But the Luniks have demonstrated that in science, Russia can not only compete, but in at least one area is clearly ahead. U.S. scientist visitors get the impression that all of Russia's huge resources will be directed toward expanding that lead to cover the whole field of science...
When the rocket-launched atom bombs of Project Argus were exploded last year 300 miles above the South Atlantic (TIME, March 30), most of the ionized particles the explosions created were picked up by the earth's magnetic field and lofted in arching curves around the earth in a man-made imitation of the Van Allen radiation belts. This effect was expected and was duly observed by U.S. scientists. But a team of the Army's Fort Monmouth men, led by Dr. Hans A. Bomke, was quietly watching for subtler effects. To pick up the faint traces they...
...Rome. Virtually every major Italian city has at least one supermarket-and plans for more. Two supermarkets are operating in Turin, two more in Bologna, another two in Naples. Rome alone has seven supermarkets. Last week Italy's big La Rinascente department-store chain jumped into the field, bought Rome's big Supermercato S.p.A. for a reported $750,000, and expects to gross $3,000,000 annually by offering customers 2,000 items at prices 15% below small stores. One big gainer from the new supermarkets: the Italian government, which levies a 26.85% annual tax on supermarket income...