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12th May 2005, 04:24 PM #91
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I've heard of that device. No way I can remember what it or its inventor are called though
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12th May 2005, 04:26 PM #92
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Leon Theremin!!
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12th May 2005, 04:44 PM #93
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That's it.
Originally Posted by silentC
His invention was most famous for the musical effects in the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and the Beach Boy's song "Good Vibrations".
The "instrument" was often used as a cheesy way of giving b-grade sci-fi or horror film an eerie, spooky feel.
http://www.thereminworld.com/learn.asp
SilentC again...This time, we didn't forget the gravy.
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12th May 2005, 04:53 PM #94
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I think the pic is a mirror image....
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12th May 2005, 05:08 PM #95
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Edwin Powell Hubble
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12th May 2005, 05:12 PM #96
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Ah, the mirror image clue, mongrel
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12th May 2005, 05:13 PM #97
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Likely lads?
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12th May 2005, 05:16 PM #98
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I've seen that photo somewhere but I can't think in connection with what..... :confused:
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12th May 2005, 05:34 PM #99
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Burgess and Mclean. MI5 ring a bell?
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12th May 2005, 07:01 PM #100
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Weren't those the two who discovered the double helix in DNA
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12th May 2005, 09:01 PM #101
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Well I'll give it to you Mathew, even if you didn't supply the names. Originally Posted by MathewA
You are quite correct it is a picture of James Watson & Francis Crick, the discoverers of DNA.
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13th May 2005, 03:47 AM #102
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There's a hint in the jpeg title - and he's a Canadian of all things
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13th May 2005, 07:55 AM #103
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Alexander Graham Bell who should have been shot, because of this nasty Canadian we have telemarketers
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13th May 2005, 07:59 AM #104
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Give that man a foilie. On to you Iain Originally Posted by Iain
Alexander Graham Bell who should have been shot, because of this nasty Canadian we have telemarketers
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13th May 2005, 08:07 AM #105
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Thankyou thyankyou, but the clue was probably a bit too easy, and I just crawled out of bed to check emails...........
Who is this fine gentleman, he is no longer with us but leaves us with his legacy in an analytical field.Last edited by Iain; 13th May 2005 at 08:12 AM. Reason: better quality image
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