Word: fractionated
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rare Reaction. Dr. Davis estimates that about 54 billion solar neutrinos hit each square centimeter (.155 sq. in.) of the earth's surface every second. They have no effect that is normally detectable, but if they happen to collide with atoms of chlorine 37, a small fraction of the collisions results in the manu facture of radioactive argon 37. When it occurs, this rare reaction gives Dr. Davis a chance to count solar neutrinos...
...quiet intimacy with Bach. Because Gould, 31, is convinced that the bigness of modern concert halls is a harmful anachronism for music designed for parlors, he gives his deepest efforts to his recordings. With a piano on which the stroke of each key has been shortened a fraction of an inch to make its action more like that of a harpsichord, Gould works tirelessly at recording sessions, positioning the microphone so close to the piano that his constant contrapuntal humming sometimes comes through on the records. His recording of the Goldberg Variations in 1956 kindled his career; since then...
...Said Albert C. Hall, DOD's space expert, "The astronaut will have to do more than throw a switch, which is about all they have done in Mercury." The partisans of such manned space stations must also prove that an alert enemy cannot destroy them with a small fraction of the effort that it took to put them in orbit. Says skeptical Dr. Hall: "When I came to the Department of Defense last summer, I didn't think much could be done with a man in space. My attitude is still 'I gotta be shown...
...synthetic fur coats, which, complained one speaker, "are so heavy that only well-trained athletes can wear them." Only about 30% of the workers in the industry are engaged in production, while the rest are occupied with maintenance or bureaucratic tasks. Moreover, workers are underpaid and receive only a fraction of the prescribed incentive bonuses...
...flags, Volkswagen racing is serious business. Grand Prix cars are strictly for pros, Ferraris are for millionaires, and Corvettes are for finance companies. The Formula Junior was supposed to be every man's racer-a pint-sized Grand Prix car that offered most of the thrills for a fraction of the cost. But prices quickly shot up to $7,000 or more...