Word: intervale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Supersonic Parachute. To rescue pilots from a supersonic bailout, Radioplane Co., a Northrop subsidiary, has devised a special parachute called the Skysail, packed tightly in a container that an air blast cannot tear open. When the pilot jumps, his hunched body slows down quickly. When his speed is subsonic (and...
Artistic taste today is likely to dismiss Painter John Singer Sargent as briskly as it does that whole great clutter of heavy gilt frames, dusty plush draperies and ornate grandeurs that marked his vanished era. It is only 30 years since Sargent died, half a century since the Edwardian peak...
Scholar's Prince. What called Fra Angelico away from San Domenico was the triumphant return from political exile on Oct. 6, 1434 of Cosimo de' Medici, the wealthiest banker of his day, munificent benefactor and art patron whose scholarly passions and political adroitness made Florence the foremost city...
In the past, Joan's Joie de vivre often seemed obscured by a depressing exploitation of her thwarted ambition. Except for a short interval between the signing and subsequent renunciation of her confession, the audience is now spared this tedium. Joan's American flavor has been achieved through a strenuous...
With its "search and track" Tacan equipment, an airplane sends out "query" signals to a Tacan ground beacon. The ground beacon, identifying itself in International code (which the pilot can hear), sends out signals in "reply" to the aircraft. To determine distance, the plane's Tacan continuously measures the...