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millsfield.sfomuseum.org
As legend has it according to O'Neill's own account, his eureka moment shortly following the vest's creation took place at San Francisco International Airport. After boarding a DC-3 for Los Angeles he looked down at the floor noticing a thin padding of black rubber sticking out from under the edge of the carpet. The material, a synthetic rubber invented by DuPont and named neoprene, helped insulate the heated passenger cabin from the frigid spaces below deck. It was smooth sealed, closed cell, flexible, quite strong, and proved fairly impervious to saltwater. Soon the era of the wetsuit was fueling the allure of surfing for the masses. |
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americanart.si.edu
John White Alexander moved to New York at the age of eighteen and began working as an office boy at Harper's Weekly, where he was promoted to illustrator in 1875. |
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books-forlife.blogspot.com
A blog specializing in book reviews |
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www.davidsbookworld.com
Right then, it's time... The official winner of the International Booker Prize will be announced tonight, but there's our shadow panel winner to reveal first. We selected our own sh... |
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