Word: growed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Einstein's law on the equivalence of mass and energy (E = mc2) says that a particle which increases its speed must gain mass. In obeying Einstein, the Cambridge electrons grow very fat indeed. When they come out of the accelerator, their mass is about 12,000 times as great as when they went...
...selfless individual who just wants to be around trains and, if possible, to help them out when they get in trouble. Railroad enthusiasts are much the most genial when they grow older, at the time, as one writer describes them, "they shake down into fine people, jolly and philosophical." Youthful enthusiasts sometimes "ride their hobby too hard, and show off their knowledge of engine parts and other expert insignia with which they hide the hot confusion that is within them...
...Never Grow...
Under the guidance of Howard Greene, Trip Chairman, the Boston chapter now meets once a month, and up to 125 members attend discussions of railroad topics. "Some of us just never grow up," Greene believes. "We may mature in some ways, but there's always something of a kid in a rail fan." Greene has carried his kidstuff to the point that he now possesses one of the country's largest libraries of railroadiania--about 3,500 volumes, "though I can't match Harvard's collection," he admits...
...more forceful action by NATO could rebound unfavorably for the West. Certainly, the United States should not threaten or criticize Iceland prematurely. If, after the June election, leftist elements grow in strength, that will be the time to tighten the screws. Until then, an increase in cultural understanding and economic assistance in solving Iceland's internal problems are the best ways to prevent a still remote danger from becoming a reality...