Word: tech
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...hard to imagine a screenwriter doing justice to Watson's real-life complexity. Her feminism, such as it is, does not fit cinematic cliches. Watson originally applied to the police department because working in its juvenile division seemed a more apt use of her psychology degree from Texas Tech than taking stenographic dictation at the city tax department. But when McGaughran heard about this career move, she asked, "Are you sure? Have you considered the cut of their uniforms?" McGaughran stresses that "Betsy and I are pretty traditional homebodies. This thing with the police department was just a progression...
Such potential has made the materials business one of the most hotly contested high-tech fields. Hundreds of companies, from IBM to Germany's Daimler-Benz to Japan's Sony, are investing heavily to come up with the next breakthroughs. Advanced-material sales, which will top $2 billion this year, are expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2000 as research efforts of the past decade start paying big dividends in the form of new products...
...just how little has changed. The fact that law is no longer classified as a "nontraditional" occupation for women has not made our culture any less graspingly litigious or any more concerned with the rights of the underdog. Women doctors haven't made a dent in the high-tech, bottom-line fixation of the medical profession, and no one would claim that the influx of executive women has ushered in a new era of high-toned business ethics...
...have ultimate faith in the voters, that theywill make the correct decision on November 6," thehigh-tech visionary says. "And we will have thebiggest upset Massachusetts has ever seen...
...marriage seemed formidable. To create a high-tech giant that could challenge IBM, former Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal welded computer also-rans Burroughs and Sperry in 1986 to create Unisys Corp. But after a fast start, Unisys has suffered from lagging technology and sagging military spending. With the company in turmoil, Blumenthal, 64, retired as chairman last week to concentrate on his role as a partner in the Lazard Freres investment-banking firm. He had stepped down as chief executive when he joined Lazard last April...