Word: gelles
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Glashow finally begins to provide a clear history in his discussion of Murray Gell-Mann's conjecture that the fundamental elements underlying all of the mysterious particles are quarks. It is not surprising that Glashow is at his best here. Quarks are the jumping board for much of his brilliant theoretical synthesis of the strong and weak nuclear forces and electromagnetism. This is his turf: it was Glashow's prediction that a fourth, "charm" quark existed, which resolved many of the difficulties of Gell-Mann's theory...
With a handful of scientists and journalists who were also appalled at the easy acceptance of Geller's claims, Randi founded CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, which today includes such luminaries as Astronomer Carl Sagan, Nobel Laureate Physicist Murray Gell-Mann and Psychologist B.F. Skinner. As CSICOP's point man, Randi sought out TV producers and editors and demonstrated that he could duplicate Geller's feats simply by using distraction and sleight of hand. Geller soon came a cropper. During a disastrous 22-minute appearance on the Tonight show, he failed to perform...
...identified the four as Armenian human rights activist Paruir Irikyan; Vyacheslav Chernovol, editor of an unofficial Ukrainian journal; Mikhail Gorin, a Ukrainian human rights activist; and Ivan Gell...
...group of younger faux designers, who sell much of their jewelry in department stores, is also rising fast. Sales of Wendy Gell's ornate baubles, which cost from $25 to $5,000, are up 40% this year. Some of her best-known designs feature thousands of small rhinestones clustered around a crystal centerpiece. Jay Feinberg's simple and sleek Austrian-crystal jewelry, priced from $20 to $500, is popular at such upscale outlets as Neiman-Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. While many faux pieces are original designs (Lane's big sellers this season are animals, bows and flowers), some...
...laureate is one of six children of the noted Harvard chemist E. Bright Wilson. At eight, he could calculate cube roots in his head. After graduating from Harvard in 1956, he studied for his doctorate at Caltech under Murray Gell-Mann, the 1969 Nobel laureate in physics. One of his favorite spare-time activities is folk dancing, in particular the rousing Swedish hambo...