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THE ACCIDENT, by Dexter Masters (406 pp.; Knopf; $4), tensely tells the story of an atomic scientist who momentarily "lost control" during a tricky Los Alamos experiment and eventually dies of radiation disease.* "What's the dose, Charley?" asks Louis Saxl, lying quietly with his burned arms buried in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mixed Fiction, Apr. 18, 1955 | 4/18/1955 | See Source »

Minneapolis surgeons had been getting good results with their "cross-circulation technique" for delicate surgery inside the heart-using another human being's heart and lungs to take the load off the patient's while they operated (TIME, May 10). But it was a tricky business, and they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Answer in a Dog's Lung | 4/4/1955 | See Source »

Previously plagued by an early season injury, Wister, in the number two match, displayed a fine all-court game, mixing powerful volleying with tricky drop-shots. Behind 2 to 1, he rallied to win the final games, 17-14 and 18-16. His hard-earned victory was typical of a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers Tie Princeton as Squash Team Wins | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

Under the new federal rules a trial becomes more an orderly search for truth, less a tournament of wits. Key to the new system is the pretrial setup, which permits the free use of depositions, interrogatories, inspections and examinations, all aimed at finding the facts on which the litigants are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: COURT SYSTEM REFORM A PRESSING PROBLEM | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

Bell's VTOL has a glider's fuselage and the wing of a light commercial airplane. Hung under the wings on swivels are two small jet. engines made by Fairchild for use in drone targets and guided missiles. Each weighs 300 Ibs. and has 1,000 Ibs. of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Straight-UpJet | 2/14/1955 | See Source »

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