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How speechless `wild girl' aided study of linguistics
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The first sentence of the first part of The New Yorker's "Annals
of Science: A Silent Childhood," by Russ Rymer, telegraphs something
daunting and remote: "Sometime in the late 7th century B.C., it
occurred to Psamtik I, the first of the Saitic kings of Egypt, to
wonder which might be the original language of the world."
But don't be put off. The real subject of the story is neither
ancient nor metaphysical. She is Genie of Temple City, Calif., who
was "discovered" 22 years ago, a v...
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N.Y. Firm Agrees to Acquire GEnie On-Line Service From GE
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America Online Hires Head of GE Division; Move Called Blow to Rockville-Based GEnie
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Who will be the master of the science genie?
The Independent - London
; The nerds are out of control; but it's not their fault - it's ours for being stupid, lazy and credulous about science. This century has been dominated by the creation of atomic and chemical weaponry, transformed by the design of reliable birth control and revolutionised by the silicon chip. The
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Commerce Business Daily on GEnie through Air Force Board. (US Air Force adds electronic version of government journal to electronic bulletin board)
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; The United States Air Force's Small Business Office has added an electronic version of the federal government's Commerce Business Daily (CBD) to its Air Force Small Business Bulletin Board (AFSB3) on GEnie. The entire CBD goes online each day with the same day ahead currency available from major
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