Word: similarly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...even that faint feedback carries a definite message. If the signals bounce back polarized-in other words, with their electric fields reversed-they indicate rough terrain. Unpolarized echoes, on the other hand, mean smooth surfaces. In either case, the target areas are pinpointed by a system of coordinates similar to latitude and longitude. One coordinate is located simply by clocking the signal: the quicker it bounces back, the closer the bounce-back point is to that part of Venus nearest to Earth...
While their map is the clearest view yet of Venus, the Caltech researchers are not the only radar astronomers mapping that planet. Similar surveying is being carried out by Cornell scientists using the 1,000-ft. dish telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and by MIT astronomers at two sites in Massachusetts. In March, Venus will again approach Earth. By boosting their radar signal to 450,000 watts, Caltech's electronic cartographers expect to make even more detailed maps...
...hearing was tested again. Despite the youthful resiliency of their inner ears, all had suffered at least temporary hearing impairment, with the average loss at about 11 db. One boy showed a 35-db loss. The greatest damage was in the high-frequency speech range, involving consonantal sounds, similar to the loss felt by oldsters who complain that "everybody mumbles nowadays...
...James Jerger and his wife Susan, who is also his research assistant at the Houston Speech and Hearing Center, got similar results after testing the members of a five-man combo. One player had a 50-db temporary loss, and three had already suffered a slight but permanent loss, although none was older than...
...story appeared-which happened to be a Friday-the Westchester Business Journal conducted a similar survey. It phoned the top six executives at the Wall Street Journal to see if they took their own paper's advice. Executive Vice President Buren H. McCormack answered the phone. The result of five other calls, made a few minutes after 4 p.m.: "William F. Kerby, president, was 'gone for the day' an assistant said. Robert Bottorff, vice president, was 'on vacation.' Vermont Royster, the editor, was 'gone for the day,' his secretary said. Warren H. Phillips...