Word: screen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...moving objects, have been seen over the wires. Television consists in rapidly transmitting still pictures, in speeding up the picture at least 100 times faster than would be necessary to transmit a stationary object or picture. The picture is produced by the passing of a bright light over a screen. Up to this time, and even now, the great difficulty in broadcasting moving objects has been brought about by a lack of intense light. Until a means can be secured of producing a very intensive light, television will be hard to perfect. However, I believe that this obstacle will...
...simply to suffocate the opposing army or armies. This is quite untrue. The most effective chemical used during the World War was phosphorous, and it was used primarily for burning. Phosphorous was used to burn men, houses, and forests. In addition, however, it made a wonderful smoke-screen through which, not even those with the keenest eyes could see." Using an illustration General Fries said. "Imagine trying to shoot ducks through a dense fog, and you have the same problem that confronted the attacking army trying to penetrate through a phosphorous cloud...
Opening in the middle of April, First National Pictures will launch a campaign to secure for the screen those Grecian visages which to date have been obscured by the dust of the pursuit of knowledge. The fortunate youths will forthwith be shipped prepaid to Burbank, California where they will be tested thoroughly for eight weeks at $50 per week. Should the neophytes meet with the approbation and unqualified admiration of this branch of the cinema world, they will be reengaged on a scale of rapidly mounting salaries...
...leading" colleges of the East and West will be visited. The date announced, for the Cantabridgian invasion is April 23, but it is expected that when First National hears that at this time its prospective stars will be at home enjoying the exploits of present celebrities of the screen world, the date of Harvard's golden opportunity will be advanced...
Again the Balkans rumble and war is talked of as thousands of Albanian tribesmen are rushed to the frontier. And behind the ever thickened screen of mystery which envelopes the small mountainous country of Albania sits Fan Stylian Noli '12. Harvard graduate, author, translator, orthodox priest, bishop, Premier of Albania and liberal, this flery patrial keeps his adversary. Ashmet Zogu president of Albania pale and nervous by his constant infrignes. Well enough does Zogu recollect the day in 1924 and 1925 when he himself was a refugee hiding in the fastness of the Albanian mountains waiting his chance to strike...