Word: shell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inch shell statement was corrected by many a TIME-subscriber. TIME'S Naval correspondent said that guns of these calibre might be adopted in the future; the message was garbled in transmission...
...turned his attention to explosives. His first important discovery was smokeless powder, which he sold to the Du-Ponts in 1897. Then he produced "Maximite," an explosive that can be shot through armor-plate and exploded on the other side. Among his other inventions are: a high- velocity rifle shell capable of a speed of a mile a second; and "Motorite," an energetic compound to generate intense heat to make steam to propel a torpedo...
...yesterdays race the big Sophomore crew clearly demonstrated its strength. The Junior eight caught the water first and shot a few feet into the lead for the first quarter of a mile. The 1929 shell soon slid, ahead, however, while the Senior boat dropped slowly behind the other two. At the Harvard Bridge the Sophomores led by a length, with the Juniors the same distance ahead of the 1927 crew. Just beyond this point, however, the Sophomores pulled steadily away. The Seniors hung on to the Juniors' redder until the Henley, but then fell back. At the finish...
...Senior shell was manned by the following: Stroke, J. D. Hall '27; 7, H. C. Pierce '27; 6, J. H. Olmstead '27; 5. E. A. Harper '27; 4, W. K. Rice '27; 3, H. V. S. Ogden '27; 2, J. J. Buckingham '27; bow. W. G. Moody '27; coxswain, E. W. Gross...
After his graduation he took up law which he has been practicing ever since and has served as overseer of Harvard University. His gift of this shell is representative of the constant interest he has shown in Harvard rowing...