Don’t look for the best plan, but the depth of the passion. Don’t tell me what you don’t have. Apathy makes excuses. Obsession finds a way. Commit Completely. WHALE of obsession: Whole Hearted, All-Encompassing Life Endeavor. Greatness isn’t found in the middle, it’s born i...
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when it first aired, most people had no clue what it was trying to sell. In 60 mesmerizing seconds, Macintosh treated viewers to a dystopian nightmare in which a Big Brother lecture was interrupted by a woman in bright red shorts hurling a mallet towards the screen and causing an explosion....
For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew, died on Oct. 31 at 87.
Mariss Jansons died in 2019 – or changes in circumstances, such as frail health reducing Daniel Barenboim’s activity. When Riccardo Chailly topped the 2015 poll, he was Music Director of the Gewandhaus; now, he heads the Teatro alla Scala and has (just) fallen out of the top ten (11th...
“What Do You Care What Other People Think?”: Further Adventures of a Curious Character— The “sequel” toSurely You’re Joking, this one is full of more Feynman goodness, including his experience investigating the Challenger explosion. ...
NASA astronaut Dale Gardner captures the malfunctioning Westar 6 satellite during STS-51A in 1984. Gardner was using the Manned Maneuvering Unit, a sort of space backpack that was discontinued for astronaut use after the Challenger explosion of 1986. Credit: NASA ...
Born 1818; died 1889 Mitchell was the first American female astronomer. She discovered a comet in 1847, which made her an overnight celebrity and led to her eventual election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was the only woman to hold a position at the academy until 1943...
Edward became king when his father died in early 1936. He showed impatience with court protocol, and politicians were concerned by his apparent disregard for established constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to the American ...
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