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DIED. Martin Ryle, 66, British astrophysicist who shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in physics for his development of radio astronomy techniques that extended mankind's reach 6 billion miles into the universe and led to the discovery of such intense, distant radio sources as pulsars and quasars; of pneumonia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Oct. 29, 1984 | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

The idea that a concern for menus and hair styles can coexist comfortably with knowledge about the national debt and Nicaragua is a new one to many of the women who went to the convention, and the synthesis is as yet imperfect. At the Schlafly party, retired Lieut. General Daniel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ... And Ladies of the Club | 9/3/1984 | See Source »

Because stars and stripes remain among its many symbols, Jerde and Suss man call their effervescent design Festive Federalism. But it is much more. It is a rich synthesis of 20th century art, from Mird's squiggles and Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-woogie to Charles Eames' playfulness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: A Festive Moment, Not an Epic | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

Bhindranwale's death was in the proud, warring tradition of Sikhism. The religion was founded in the 15th century as a monotheistic synthesis of Hinduism and Islam. Sikhs believe in having a direct, personal relationship with God, rejecting Hindu idolatry and the caste system. True Sikhs do not smoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Slaughter at the Golden Temple | 6/18/1984 | See Source »

Lewontin and his co-authors have written a lucid and energetic rebuttal to the widely publicized news that genes control and and determine all social behavior. Since 1975, at least three new sociobiological journals have started up, and scores of papers and books have been written, following Wilson's celebrated...

Author: By Joanna R. Handelman, | Title: Redetermining Genetic Determinism | 6/5/1984 | See Source »

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