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...heavy steam engines. He saw little chance of making them light enough for flight, and he tried unsuccessfully to build a light, powerful engine that worked by expanding air. He also invented the tension-spoke wheel, the principle of which is still used in bicycles, a surprisingly modern-looking caterpillar tread for large land vehicles, an artificial hand, and an automatic railroad brake. But although he lived to be 83, he never crowned his career by building an airplane that actually flew...
...test this theory Pappenheimer needed an experimental animal in which the blocking of cytochrome synthesis would produce readily detectable effects. The Cecropia silk worm satisfied the requirement. During both the caterpillar phase and the period of adult development Cecropia produces substantial quantities of cytochromes. In the dormant pupa stage, though, the enzymes occur in only trace amounts. By showing that resistance to diphtheria toxin in the pupa stage is much greater than during other phases, Pappenheimer furnished compelling evidence for his theory...
...Actor Ritchard has style, a quality increasingly confined to British actors and aristocrats. He is quipsy, quirkish, quibblesome and wopsical, as Alice's high-styled brand of insane logic and sane illogic demands. Children who teethe well on The Mock Turtle's Story and Advice from a Caterpillar may be treated to Riverside's full-length Alice...
...Trouble. Layoffs were spreading in other industries. At General Electric's appliance park in Louisville, 28% of the 11,000 employees have been furloughed. Caterpillar Tractor has laid...
...break came as shortages were putting heavy pressure on management. In Peoria, Caterpillar (tractors and earth-moving equipment) announced layoffs of 11,500 men at three Illinois plants and in San Leandro, Calif. In General Motors' parts plants, there were widespread layoffs. The corporation also said that it will have to begin closing many assembly plants, starting with Chevrolet the first of October, although it thought it could keep some Chevy plants running to Nov. 1. Chrysler said it will start shutting down in November. Even Ford, which makes 40% of its steel at the integrated Rouge plant, expects...