Young Scholar Prefers Astrophysics To Dating
Frank Wilczek, age 15, stands out as a quiet science prodigy and finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. He aims to study mathematics and physics at the University of Chicago after graduating early from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens.
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Utility Firms Seek To Harness High Voltages
In Emeryville California AP reports researchers test man made lightning to learn safe handling of 500000 volt power. Pacific Gas & Electric builds over 1000 miles of 500900 volt lines costing 185 million. The project aims to answer high voltage questions with a pioneering program linking the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest for seasonal power flow.
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Tamed lightning tests at PG&E high voltage lab
Engineers demonstrate 500000 volt lines with nonconducting hot sticks as crews train to work on live cables. A blue corona dances along porcelain insulators while simulated faults end in a dramatic lab flash, illustrating stepped up lines and safety measures.
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Bullet In Neck Blocks Boy’s Teaching Dream
In Minneapolis a 20 year old Army specialist, Carl Joiner, was wounded in Vietnam leaving a bullet near his spinal cord. He may lose use of his hands unless doctors remove it, though he hopes to keep it if his hands improve. He aims to later teach high school English. Eleven American climbers will attempt the first ascent of Vinson Massif in Antarctica.
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