Word: somethingness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kasparov said at first he missed the psychological tension and energy of a human opponent. But then he "felt a burst of energy from the audience wanting me to really crush the computer. Because we all have something in common--we are all human beings."
Extremists in both republics have called for formation of republican armies. That is unlikely to happen, but such is the depth of bitterness that civil war would be hard to prevent if it did. Azerbaijani nationalists also speak seriously of carrying out their self-proclaimed secession if Moscow continues to...
Although Altman and Cech did not collaborate directly, each benefited from the other's advances. "Like a Ping-Pong match, the ball went from one to the other," according to Bertil Andersson, a member of the Nobel Committee. Cech heard of the award while in Boston accepting another prize. "I...
In fact, Haavelmo's prize reflected a situation that is unique to the award for economics. The Nobel Prizes were first given in 1901, but the economics citation was not added until 1969, when it was established by Sweden's central bank. That late start has prompted the Royal Swedish...
Range after rocky range, the mountains of northern Nevada soar above the arid flats. From the air their sagebrush cloaks seem as soft as crumpled velvet. Suddenly a series of gigantic holes looms below, so huge that if they were the size of anthills, the ore trucks and bulldozers scurrying...