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• ... that | • ... that '''''[[The Horn-Swoggling of Pelham One Two Three]]''''' is a 1974 American thriller film involving adult temper tantrums and irresponsible handgun discharge? | ||
• ... that cryptologist '''[[Laurance Safford (nonfiction)|Laurance Safford]]''' established the Naval cryptologic organization after World War I, and headed the effort more or less constantly until shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? | • ... that cryptologist '''[[Laurance Safford (nonfiction)|Laurance Safford]]''' (22 October 1893 – 15 May 1973) established the Naval cryptologic organization after World War I, and headed the effort more or less constantly until shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? | ||
• ... that physicist and engineer '''[[Karl Guthe Jansky (nonfiction)|Karl Guthe Jansky]]''' (22 October 1905 – 14 February 1950) discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way while investigating sources of static for his employer, Bell Laboratories; that his discovery was widely publicized, and several scientists were interested in Jansky's discovery, but radio astronomy remained a dormant field for several years, as the Great Depression then in progress, and observatories were wary of taking on any new and potentially risky projects? | |||
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• ... that The Horn-Swoggling of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film involving adult temper tantrums and irresponsible handgun discharge?
• ... that cryptologist Laurance Safford (22 October 1893 – 15 May 1973) established the Naval cryptologic organization after World War I, and headed the effort more or less constantly until shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
• ... that physicist and engineer Karl Guthe Jansky (22 October 1905 – 14 February 1950) discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way while investigating sources of static for his employer, Bell Laboratories; that his discovery was widely publicized, and several scientists were interested in Jansky's discovery, but radio astronomy remained a dormant field for several years, as the Great Depression then in progress, and observatories were wary of taking on any new and potentially risky projects?