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...identified plutonium, and with it, the key to the atomic bomb; in 1951 Seaborg and McMillan received the Nobel Prize for their discovery. Working in a University of California laboratory, Seaborg and his associates gradually extended the periodic table of elements, usually named their discoveries for their place of origin (americum, berkelium, californium), or for fellow scientists (curium, einsteinium, fermium). But Seaborg modestly discounts his achievements: "It was just a matter of being there. After all, we had the cyclotron...
...general, the etymologies have been shortened; but, in one case, at least, there is an example of simple ignorance. The editors list "posh" as having an "unknown origin." Actually, it is quite well known that "posh" is an abbreviation for "port out, starboard home." It is supposed to have referred to the luxury accommodations on ships between England and India in the heyday of the Empire...
Pickets of unknown origin marched in circles before the entrance to the club, carrying placards which read: "Don't Let SANE Sell Us Out," "It's Later Than You Think," "Commies and Pacifists Are Kin Brothers," and "Live As a Nation Under...
...Beginning next month, all interstate buses will carry signs with the legend: "Seating aboard this vehicle is without regard to race, color, creed or national origin." The signs will be displayed by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which, six years after declaring that segregated seating on interstate buses is illegal, finally decided to do something to stop it. The ICC issued orders to licensed common carriers barring them from maintaining such seating or using terminals where facilities are still segregated. Violations will bring a fine...
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