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...first electronic dictionaries and spell checkers were gizmos that came into being not because they were needed but because they were possible. The electronic brains in early models were so puny and sluggish that people thumbing through real dictionaries often took less time than the computers to find the right words; and sometimes the machines failed to find them...
Neither are guards James White and Dave LaPoint. While they are both good shooters, they are not yet skilled enough at dribbling and passing to spell Leake...
...between the tip and the surface, a phenomenon known as tunneling. This generates a tiny current that can be used to move atoms and molecules around with pinpoint precision. Thus last year physicists from IBM's Almaden Research Center manipulated 35 xenon atoms on a nickel surface to spell out their company's logo. They have also fashioned seven atoms into a minuscule beaker in which they can observe chemical reactions at an atomic level, and they devised a working version of a single-atom electronic switch that, in theory, could replace the transistor. Though some of the achievements seem...
Even network prime time is falling under the spell of the past. Last February, CBS drew stellar ratings for a two-hour special celebrating The Ed Sullivan Show, and did nearly as well with tributes to All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Last weekend the network launched another classic- TV binge, with homages to M*A*S*H and The Bob Newhart Show, along with a second compilation of Sullivan clips. In June, to much fanfare, the network introduced a new sitcom from Norman Lear. The show, Sunday Dinner, was soundly beaten in the ratings...
Falling in love and staying there, these movies say, is a challenge of art and artifice. Like making a comedy of insane decor, or remaking a tale as old as time. The Addams Family turns voodoo into visual wit. Beauty and the Beast casts its own shimmering spell...