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...come to Harvard specifically for the academic programs that either complement their area of study—economics is an overwhelmingly popular concentration—or allow them to experience the American liberal arts education that contrasts sharply with the pre-professional focus of many European and Asian universities. Momsen, who is taking mostly economics classes and is cross-registered at HBS and KSG, says he came to Harvard for an educational experience his university in Germany doesn’t offer...
...surprisingly, one of the most common impressions of Harvard’s social life is that an inordinate amount of time is devoted to classwork. “People seem to study a lot here,” Momsen says. “I was surprised to see people studying in the dining halls—that’s not what students do, at least not at the German university I go to.” And students like Barragan who say the workload at their home university is greater note that Harvard students spend an extraordinary amount...
Died. Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen, 70, U.S. submarine expert and inventor of the Momsen lung for underwater escapes, who in 1928 devised the first successful escape device by rigging a mask to a rubberized bag of oxygen, testing it himself before it became standard equipment on all U.S. subs; of pneumonia; in St. Petersburg...
...CRIMSON learned that its underwater salvage expert. Captain Edward Ellsberg, did not raise the "Squalus" The "Squalus" was salvaged by Rear Admiral Charles B. Momsen...
...ambush along enemy submarine lanes, spot its prey with sonar gear, then nail the enemy with homing torpedoes equipped with electronic ears. It is one answer to the threat of Russia's big and still growing underwater fleet. Said Rear Admiral C. B. Momsen, veteran submariner: "I can say from my own experience that there is no foe that strikes more terror in the heart of a submariner than an enemy submarine in the same waters. It is somewhat like two blindfolded antagonists armed with baseball bats, each waiting for the other to break the silence...