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...steam engines. He saw little chance of making them light enough for flight, and he tried unsuccessfully to build a light, powerful engine that worked by expanding air. He also invented the tension-spoke wheel, the principle of which is still used in bicycles, a surprisingly modern-looking caterpillar tread for large land vehicles, an artificial hand, and an automatic railroad brake. But although he lived to be 83, he never crowned his career by building an airplane that actually flew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Grandfather of Flight | 5/26/1961 | See Source »

...sold out. In all, AMF has installed or on order 2,800 Pinspotters in 17 foreign countries, counts on the nascent global bowling boom to substantially increase its 1960 overseas sales of $22 million. To expand its line of recreational equipment, AMF has bought W. J. Voit Rubber Corp. (tread rubber, scuba gear), Ben Hogan Co. (golfing equipment), and Wen-Mac Corp. (engine-powered toy airplanes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: Diversified Success | 5/19/1961 | See Source »

Also, many players feared that a reinstatement would lead to a tread-mill kind of situation in which football would overrun itself with pressures for athletic scholarships1

Author: By James R. Ullyot, | Title: What About Spring Football Drills? | 3/17/1961 | See Source »

...freshman who does have a good to make next year's varsity is line center, Bill LaMarohe. LaMaroche, season high-scorer (26 goals), with captain Barry "Garbaged" Tread well and hard-checking Bill Fryer to form a first line that 30 goals and 29 assists during season. Right behind them were Mike "Ike" Ikauniks, and Frans Jevne the second line, accounting for 24 goals 27 assists. All have potential...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/14/1961 | See Source »

Thus the area will be soon rid of such features as the MTA tunnel and the city parking lot, which, as we have been reminded recently, are on part of Cambridge Common. Also slated for immediate removal would be the Sullivan-backed Tread-way Motel. From the Harvard scene we would soon see the passing of Leverett Towers, Quincy, Littauer, Gordon McKay, and the embryonic medical center--lamentable, but everyone's cooperation is needed if the project is to go through. Actually, if strict reverse order is to be maintained, the tower on Memorial Hall should be restored, and Farlow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL | 3/6/1961 | See Source »

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