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Word: lensed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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To prevent its own heat, as well as that of space, from interfering with observations of far-off infrared sources, IRAS' sensitive electronic devices must be kept supercold. The telescope's array of detectors, plus its primary lens, a 22-in. mirror, are tucked inside a thermos bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: A Cold Look At The Cosmos | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

So the summer before his sophomore year, Quintero bought a hammer and taught himself how to throw. When he came back to Cambridge he continued to work at it under coach Ed Stowell's guidance. With Lens graduated and Ball injured, his new found talent was put to use that...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Too Scrawny to Throw | 12/15/1982 | See Source »

For a number of years after World War II, Photographer David Douglas Duncan explored the Middle East. He lived in Cairo and Istanbul, Jerusalem and Tehran. He took his cameras among the Berbers of the High Atlas Mountains of northern Morocco. He joined the tribal migration of the Qashqai nomads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Luxurious Museums Without Walls | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

For the first scene we need underwater photography. Very expensive, but we're going first-class. The opening shot is a stunner. The viewer doesn't know it yet, but he's looking up from inside the drain of a bathroom sink. Very spooky. There's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Newman: Verdict on a Superstar | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

Because of its supreme accuracy and safety, the YAG can be applied where an ordinary laser cannot. In Europe, it has been used to treat more than 8,000 patients. The technique was introduced in the U.S. earlier this year, and 800 patients have been treated. While the YAG does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Bright Vision of the Future | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

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