Word: topical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lecture in Science A-17, "The Astronomical Perspective," Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science Owen J. Gingerich spent about 40 minutes at tempting to explain the principles of escape velocity. But unlike most teachers Gingerich felt he had to illustrate the topic of the day. So he concluded his lecture by zooming out of Science Center D aboard a homemade rocket...
...crawled up out of the ground in a big part of the country's midsection. Its members are trying their wings, singing like crazy and mating in a very public way. In a few weeks they will die off and be gone, but for now they are quite the topic of conversation...
Talk goes better with Coke. At wedding receptions, graduation parties, offices, homes and supermarkets, Coke's decision to change for the first time in 99 years the taste of the world's best-selling soft drink has become a universal conversation topic, like the weather or money or love. Everyone has an opinion: some like the new Coke, some hate it, others do not care at all. Some believe Coca-Cola's strategists made the marketing coup of the decade, others call it a monumental blunder...
...regular Harvard courses (except maybe Oscar Handlin's History 1958, which describes the role of TV in modern American life), courses like VISU S-196: The Horror Film, and PSYC S-1470: Psychopathology, seem to be courses perfect for attending on lazy summer afternoons. An interesting and unusual topic is what a summer school course should be all about...
...Astronomical Perspective," Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science Owen J. Gingerich spent about 40 minutes attempting to explain the principles of escape velocity. But unlike most teachers, who would present the facts and chart out the numbers on the blackboard, Ginegerich felt he had to Illustrate the topic of the day. So he concluded his lecture by zooming out of Science Center D aboard a homemade rocket...