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Capa was a pioneer of photojournalism and has served as the role model for many photojournalists. Thousands of photographers have been inspired by his fearlessness and courage in covering battlefields from the Spanish Civil War to the Indochinese War, where he was killed by a landmine. Interest in Capa's works and his reputation as one of the greatest photojournalists ever is growing around the world. Several international travelling exhibits of Capa's work have recently drawn considerable attention and admiration. If you happen to be in New York, the International Center of Photography's current exhibition of Capa...
DIED. Charles F. Richter, 85, pioneer seismologist who between 1932 and 1935 helped devise the Richter scale, universally used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes; of coronary-artery disease; in Pasadena, Calif. Richter's interest in earthquakes was so great, he had a seismograph installed in his living room. In his final days, he avidly followed news reports on the Mexico City temblors from his hospital...
MacKinnon is undoubtedly a brilliant orator and a true pioneer in the women's movement. But unfortunately, her shortsighted political acumen has divided that movement, alienated male feminists and failed to address in a practical manner the social problem that is pornography...
Many entrepreneurs have a pioneer's spirit, but Rich McIntyre was literally in the wilderness when he found his calling. Fly-fishing on the banks of Montana's Gallatin River in 1977, McIntyre, then a 23-year-old landscaper, noticed brown trout thrashing about in a muddy stream bed nearby, trying to clear silt from the bottom so they could lay eggs on clean gravel. Deciding to help the fish reproduce and make some money for himself, he became America's first commercial stream doctor...
...Medical School, the New Pathway program, a pioneer project in medical education beginning this fall, is designed, among other things, to increase student-faculty contact, eliminate lecturing and concentrate on computer technology to simulate real-life medical situations...