Word: harman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hydroxytoluene, or BHT, to prolong the storage life of fats in a variety of products-from shortening to salad oil to potato chips. Now researchers are beginning to wonder if the preservative cannot also be used to prolong the life of man. That possibility is suggested by Biochemist Denham Harman of the University of Nebraska medical school. With regular feedings of BHT, he was able to lengthen the life span of a strain of laboratory mice by 50%. "In human terms," says Harman, "this is equivalent to increasing life expectancy from 70 years to 105 years...
...Harman's theory is that human aging is at least partly due to the action of body chemicals called "free radicals." These oxidizing agents touch off reactions that Harman believes cause bodily changes like hardening of the arteries, a commonly accepted sign of aging. BHT, on the other hand, is an antioxidant, a substance that retards those oxidizing reactions. It works its elixir-of-youth magic in mice, says Harman, by soaking up their free radicals like a powerful chemical sponge...
...sales immediately doubled, and other hi-fi companies began to follow suit. Shure, EMI-Scope, Fisher and others put out "solid-state" (transistorized) portables that looked like luggage when closed, sounded almost like full symphonies when open. Harman-Kardon added an AM-FM radio, managed to cram everything into one chassis to the tune of $399. KLH's latest model, the Twenty-Plus, converts both the two speakers and the tuner-amplifier-changer unit into small tables by placing them on pedestals, covering them with an assortment of fabrics...
Douglas-Home did not specify how much money would be sought for the two projects, but indicated that the Lord Mayor of London, Clement Harman, will lead the fund drive...
Baer's trial, in Harman's opinion, will be most useful in "determining how a thing like this should have been possible...