Word: projective
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Giving up the private research and experiments for which he is internationally known to fill these posts, Professor Chaffee now heads the educational program of the Navy Radar School, is director of a special secret War Department Research project, and heads the engineering-communications division of the Communications School...
Probably most important of Chaffee's present activities is his secret War Department Research project which has been under way for some time. "In fact," said Chaffee, "things have progressed along so well that several of the devices have already received official tests which turned out generally very satisfactory." Production is expected to be started on these devices as soon as some minor mechanical adjustments have been made, Chaffee explained. Although the nature of the project cannot be revealed, it is assumed that it has to do with communication devices...
Marek will report on cost estimates and other details in the near future, for some contribution in addition to subscriptions may be necessary to finance the project...
Fortnight ago, when Hayden reaped his third harvest (26 bushels), he had notable visitors: Henry Ford and Charles Figy, Michigan's Commissioner of Agriculture. Ford, who owns the acre of land used for the project, brought along a -year-old self-raking reaper for use in the harvesting. Figy came to inspect the wheat which in its first harvesting had multiplied 50-fold, almost twice Michigan's average. So rapidly did the wheat grains grow that Hayden calls them "dynamic kernels." Next year, Hayden expects to harvest from 15 to 20 acres...
Possibility: that leading U.S. magazines may take over the project on a pooling basis (LIFE has already sent nine independent artists on a similar mission-TIME, July...