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Everything seems provocatively easy for him. He writes music in taxis, airplanes, railroad stations and hotel lobbies?even in men's rooms. He studies piles of scores in a couple of days. He makes a wry joke of how little he practices?and wears out the nerves of his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Wunderkind | 2/4/1957 | See Source »

* "A stack of pamphlets is in three piles. The first pile contains one-sixth of them, the second pile several fifths of them, and the third pile contains six. What is the total number of pamphlets? Answer: 180."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 21, 1957 | 1/21/1957 | See Source »

Keys to the Past. Cautious digging last fall in the soggy soil uncovered ancient wooden piles like those on which Venice is built. Among them were fragments of pottery that could have come only from the 5th century B.C. "All my doubts dissolved," said Dr. Alfieri. Other experts agreed, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Discovery of Spina | 12/24/1956 | See Source »

"A stack of pamphlets is in three piles. The first pile contains one-sixth of them, the second pile several fifths of them, and the third pile contains six. What is the total number of pamphlets?*

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Is Your School a Clambake? | 12/24/1956 | See Source »

The victim removed last week was a strongly built man sprawling on his belly, legs wide apart, hands covering his face, neck drawn in. The minutely defined muscles of legs, arms and chest were bulging in their final death spasm. Theorized Archaeologist Maiuri: "Judging from the body's musculature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Man of Pompeii | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

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