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• Categorized in 17032

  How the Chess Was Won

  The principle designer of the IBM program that beat Gary Kasparov asserts that the win was a plus for humanity and comments on how such software can help do other jobs.
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  Penetrating the Riddle of Heart Attack

  Many people who are vulnerable to heart attack don’t know it. Researchers are now pinning down new risk factors–and some suggest preventive measures.
• Categorized in 17036

  Brother, Can You Spare a Cyclotron?

  Federal research support during the Depression produced key findings and famous scientists. The experience sheds light on the pursuit of R&D during lean times.
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  Winning the War Against Malaria

  It’s been a losing battle for half a century. We have many of the weapons we need to save the lives of millions of children, but to turn the tide we will have to marshal all of them.