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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Scientifiction, which deals almost exclusively with the world of tomorrow and life on other planets, was inspired by Jules Verne's and H. G. Wells's fantasies. Father of pseudo-scientific magazines was a shrewd, fat old man named Hugo Gernsback, an old-time radio fan, who in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Amazing! Astounding! | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

Harold H. Burbank, David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy, has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Department of Economics, a post he has held for many years, it was learned yesterday.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Burbank Resigns From His Post As Economics Department Chief | 6/14/1939 | See Source »

Big, powerful Eugene Ben Germany, 46, was born in Nolan county, Texas, janitored his way through Southwestern University at Georgetown. He taught school, studied geology, got in on the lush 1920 Texas oil boom. He now owns oil wells in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, raises hogs and cattle on his two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Jack Garner's Friends | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

Harold H. Burbank, David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy and Chairman of the Division of History, Government and Economics speaking in regard to Economics A noted that under the system of small sections, instructors are aware of tutoring activity of the individuals.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Principal Survey Courses Adopt Measures to Hit Exam Tutoring | 5/24/1939 | See Source »

Two years ago Señor Foianini engineered expropriation of the Standard Oil Co. of Bolivia's $17,000,000 Bolivian fields. Ranking 28th in the world's 28 major oil-producing countries, Bolivia last year produced only 106,620 barrels (U. S. production: 1,213,254,000...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOLIVIA: Barter | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

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