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Jaffe. Gray's The Advancing Front of Science is probably one of the two best books recently published in the U. S. on contemporary research. The other is Outposts of Science (1935) by Bernard Jaffe, over which many a reviewer turned somersaults of admiration. Born in New York City...
In compiling the material for Outposts of Science, Jaffe was Gray's predecessor in the technique of laboratory contact and checking at the source. He first read bales of information in fields outside his own specialty, then spent four years visiting some 50 workshops and talking to scientists. Once...
In 1878, the year the opera house was built for the fun of pretentious gold miners, Norwegian Dramatist Henrik Ibsen sat down to write a play about Nora Helmer, a pampered, naive little wife who commits forgery to get money when her husband is sick, gets such a taste of...
When Assistant Principal Samuel S. Jaffe of Brooklyn's Public School No. 150 wanted to say singer, hanger, longing, banging, clingingly, his tongue betrayed him. So New York's Board of Examiners in 1934 unanimously rejected his application for a principal's license. Last week Teacher Jaffe...
Most first-nighters were of the opinion that production honors were even between Designer Bel Geddes, for the magic of his lighting and setting, and Director Reinhardt, for his skill in effectively sweeping the great crowds and actors over the vast stage. Sam Jaffe as the eternal Jewish cynic, Rosamond...