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Word: hopatcong (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Young George Merck grew up in the pleasant country demesne of Llewellyn Park, spent his summers sailing in his father's naphtha launch on Lake Hopatcong, traveling abroad or around the U.S. In the Harvard class of 1915, Merck finished his B.A. work a year early, and planned to go to Germany for a doctorate in chemistry. World War I prevented that. His father said: "Come on into the shop. The war will be over in a few months and then you can go and get your degree." But as Merck says: "I never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: What the Doctor Ordered | 8/18/1952 | See Source »

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