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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...when it wants them? Neurologists have known for many years, said Dr. Hoagland, that under certain conditions (when a person is awake with his eyes closed) waves of electricity, about ten a second, pass rhythmically over the top of his brain. These "alpha waves" have been used to diagnose various brain conditions, but for a long time no one understood their function. Now, said Dr. Hoagland, many neurologists believe that they are "scanning devices" like the electron beam that scans the image in a television transmission tube...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Brain at Work | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...names of its authors and editors . . . Whoever the author of Genesis was, he must have had ancient sources at his disposal, for no one man could have been witness to all the events described. This means that the present book is a composite work drawn from various sources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Let There Be Light | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...February discussion of various possibilities for a War Memorial, "utilitarian" choices included a Hygiene Center and an Arts Center as well as the majority-approved Activities Center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumni Meet October 2 On War Memorial Stalemate | 9/23/1948 | See Source »

...meeting, varsity and freshmen coaches and William J. Bingham '16, head of the Harvard Athletic Association, will explain to the Class of 1952 the various openings in competitive college athletics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Physical Training Starts | 9/23/1948 | See Source »

...WORD OREMUS (LET Us PRAY) : "A useful sort of alarm clock ... to wake us up at various points . . . when our attention was in danger of going to sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Religious Dance | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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