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...material surrounded by a casing of neutron-reflecting material. When the ram rises, it slowly pushes its dangerous load against the base of another subcritical mass. When the two are joined, they are still barely subcritical. Then the machine pushes rods of natural uranium into holes in the neutron reflector. The reaction starts and gathers momentum until the distant operators, or the automatic safety devices, make Topsy "scram", i.e., pull the masses apart...
This reality, characteristic of a Stanley Kramer production, comes off with the support of San Francisco. The serene, yet topographically distorted city players both the reflector for the sniper's perversion and the background for the everyday extras. George Antheils' background music is tailored to both and gives away neither...
...land in Harvard township, 25 miles Northeast of Cambridge. It holds many of the instruments removed from Summer House Hill when the northward spread of the city rendered the old location too poor for optimum conditions for astronomical observations. This station contains a 16 inch doublet, a 24 inch reflector, and a 61 inch telescope, the largest east of Ohio. The "Ridge" is now headquarters for Harvard's surveys of the Northern skies. The Harvard seismographic equipment is also at the Agassiz Oak Ridge station along with a dozen astronomical telescopes and patrol cameras. There is no heat...
...rubber and celluloid collars and mustache cups, there are now lists of lipstick, perfume and hormone creams -plus 37 pages of foundation garments ("I dreamed I went shopping at Sears for more Maidenform bras"). Most expensive item: diamonds (up to $1,795) -on the cheaper rings, "magic reflector settings make diamonds seem larger...
...long-distance message via the moon, may have a practical outcome. Ultra high frequency waves are not affected by the electrical disturbances in the atmosphere that sometimes black out other radio channels. With their great 'disadvantage (short, "line-of-sight" range) overcome by using the moon as a reflector, they may carry vital messages when other channels fail...