"Kaplan was trained by Fritz Albert Lipmann, who was trained by OttoMeyerhof, who invented the field," Venter recalled. But Kaplan was no longer as successful as he had been. "Hehad two hundred people working for him. He'd have a dozen good ideas a day, but the lab...
Strange, such prejudice from a writer, because engineering has been described (by the engineer Ove Arup) as "a creative activity, involving imagination, intuition and deliberate choice".Bayley, Stephen
18 、Nobody who was near the scene of the crime is above suspicion.───在犯罪现场附近的人无不受到怀疑。 19 、How can you turn away from a soldier who was wounded?───你怎么能对一个受伤的战士不闻不问呢? 20 、Can you tell me who invented the telephone?───你能告诉我是谁发明了...
Like so many other modern conveniences that we take for granted, the history of the elevator is more complicated than it may seem at first glance. Believe it or not, there's some controversy over who invented this commonplace contraption.
the hull resembled turtle shells, the vehicle was dubbed theTurtle.The hull was topped by a small brass conning tower with glass viewports which could be hinged open for ingress and egress, and was propelled through the water by a pair of brass propellers – one on the front for horizontal...
The first lady of Canadian Rock mastered the art of painting incredibly visual pictures with her lyrics complemented with bizarre hypnotic guitar tunings she invented herself along her musical journey. Love from her Wild Things Run Free LP in 1982 finds Joni wiser to the ways of the world looki...
He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. He facilitated many civic organizations, including a fire department and a university. BERNARD BERENSON - (1865-1959). American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a ...
The first lady of Canadian Rock mastered the art of painting incredibly visual pictures with her lyrics complemented with bizarre hypnotic guitar tunings she invented herself along her musical journey. Love from her Wild Things Run Free LP in 1982 finds Joni wiser to the ways of the world looki...
I relaxed a little after the excellent meal, took up my usual role as Keith’s straight man and tapped my glass to propose a toast. ‘I’d like to propose a toast,’ I said loudly. The table had become noisy with much raucous laughter. ‘To Keith! To Kathy! On their birthdays, ...
It may have been an invention of the Chaldeans of ancient Babylonia; specimens from Egypt date from the 14th century bc. The Romans invented a clepsydra consisting