Word: furtherance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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On the U.S. side of the Atlantic, suspicions had grown steadily. And since Administration statements stressed the out flow, and soft-pedaled British "Lend-Lease in reverse," the suspicions had a base. Further, every time rationing twisted the screw again, anti-British propagandists got a new audience for their claim...
Chemist Crocker, who is pioneering a new science of the senses, works in the top-flight Arthur D. Little industrial laboratory.* In classifying his vapory perceptions, he reduces all odors to four basic ones: fragrant (e.g., animal musk), acid (vinegar), burnt (roasted coffee), caprylic (goaty or sweaty). Each is further...
Tests proved Durham right. He further found that the rotation of a ship's engines sets up a weak electric current, which charges a ship's metal. In salt sea water, which is an excellent electrolytic bath, the metal is swiftly eaten away. Durham had no idea where...
Black Is Grey. "Women are easily managed in these things," confided the canny Dean of Windsor, "by a little humouring and caution without any departure from truthfulness." Ponsonby learned that anyone who contradicted the Queen was "never given a second opportunity." When she said black was white, as she frequently...
A new extra large type of helmet has also been developed by the Advocate high command. This invention was reported to have been stolen by the 'Poon forces in a desperate counter-attack. The Literary brigade, the Advocate army's elite guard, may attack at any moment with a new...