Assyrian Dictionary reaches 50 years at Chicago project
The Assyrian Dictionary is in its 50th year of preparation at the University of Chicago with 21 volumes planned by 1980. Editor in charge A Leo Oppenheim notes volume K published 1971 cost 52000 and a single copy priced 50. The work aims to aid linguists historians and archaeologists studying 2500 B C to 100 A.D. in the Near East.
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Erica Reiner
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Spain
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Plastics Exhibit at Chicago Museum Highlights New Materials
A new exhibit in the Hall of Elements at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry explores more than 15 basic plastics with diverse properties from hardness to transparency. Highlights include plastics replacing body functions with devices like artificial organs and implants, a neon paced pacemaker diagram, and demonstrations of vinyl, phenolic, epoxy, and polysulphone materials and their heat, moisture, and temperature resistance.
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Museum of Science and Industry
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