Word: human
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sphere and the relativity of distances. . . . Considering the great heights to which he can lay his track, the rough terrain over which he can glide, the obstacles which he tackles and surmounts . . . . the tenacity of purpose in achieving his goal, and a total lack of the all-too-human traits of indirection and lassitude-the snail is to be considered among the higher of the living animals...
...gave Zale the pounding of his life. Standing flat-footed at close range, he swung right after right, often starting with his fist at knee level and finishing with it flush against the champion's jaw. Finally, at the end of the round, Tony proved that he was human by going down. The bell saved...
...diggers probed the relics left by this simple people, they found unsimple things. The La Ventas were remarkable artists, who carved hardest jade into human figurines, ornamented ax heads, beads, earplugs, pendants. They were excellent potters, too. Example: a baked clay whistle in the form of a realistic bird, which gives the cry of the bird it represents...
...future, the Sunday supplement will vary its picture-story routine with articles aimed to please all 21 of the publishers who buy it. "We've found that human interest stories of ordinary people do a swell job of selling America to the Americans," says Motley. "We take a trainman, or a milkman. Show how he lives, what he eats, where he works, his hobbies. It's not heavy. But by & large it shows that people like their homes, their jobs, the companies they work for. We're doing it the easy way. We tell...
...Human beings are not the only victims of G-trouble. As aircraft speeds increase, instruments and radio equipment too will be threatened by mounting Gs. In preparation for military invasion of the ionosphere, the Navy's new centrifuge will torture the robot crews of unmanned, guided missiles to see if their bloodless bodies can stand the punishment...