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Word: scopes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because Horowitz understands how every valve, scope and gadget in the lab works, he doesn't like to take chances. He remembers the way some of the lessons were learned. There was the explosion that splattered him with acid when he was very young, and tried some experiments with batteries. And there was a severe shock in a lab several years ago, when a powerful charge ran in a complete circuit from one arm to the other, passing through his heart. He was almost knocked unconscious, but his first thoughts were, "What went wrong?" He quickly realized that there were...

Author: By Thomas H. Lee, | Title: A Boy Wonder Finds a Home | 1/15/1975 | See Source »

...parodying the original Dr. Frankenstein, made forty years ago. In fact, he takes his original material quite seriously and treats it with respect. He has to; he's not only getting story, structure and characters gratis, but he's getting a perfect medium for parody of a much broader scope. Dr. Frankenstein was a first, a great film, which provoked a rash of science fiction movies over the next decade or so that decreased in merit as the form became increasingly stylized. Brooks pokes fun, although only randomly and superficially, at an era's worth of cinematic convention, parodying...

Author: By Kathy Holub, | Title: Mel Brooks's Graveyard Smash | 1/13/1975 | See Source »

Payton said that he is "not certain" about the scope of the report, but he assumes that the group will report to Williams and the Divinity School faculty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Committee to Investigate Divinity School's Black Studies | 1/10/1975 | See Source »

...parking requirements for the City of Cambridge is being currently examined by its Planning Department. Their current proposals such as one on Nutting Road for 500 parking spaces addresses their problem. This and other similar proposals were examined during the EIS process although such an analysis extends beyond the scope of this statement. The progress made by the City to date and their future implementation plan will contribute to a solution of the parking problem of the City as envisioned by the City officials...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Library and the City | 1/7/1975 | See Source »

...scale, in scope, in sheer excellence, the Royal Academy's retrospective of the works of Joseph Mallord William Turner (which runs until March 2, 1975) is the most important art exhibition held in either England or the U.S. in the past five years. Two hundred years have passed since Turner was born in a cellar in Maiden Lane and his reputation has never ceased to grow. In this show, it gets its due from an institution that Turner always regarded with filial piety. There are 650 oils, watercolors, prints and drawings on view, too many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: England's Greatest Romantic | 12/23/1974 | See Source »

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