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The greatest treasure ever found: Gold

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Three explorers, a research engineer, a geologist and a journalist have discovered the wreck of the USS Central America, which went down in storm in 1957. 425 men drowned, and a huge supply of gold was lt lost. How the ship sank and how its fortune was salvaged is described.

Author: Noonan, Tim
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1992
Gold, Underwater exploration, Atlantic Ocean, Thompson, Tommy G., Schatz, Barry, Evans, Robert, Central America (ship)

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HEART SURGERY ENTERS THE AGE OF ROBOTICS

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Intuitive Surgical has developed a robotic system that allow a surgeon to control tiny surgical instruments to perform a new type of coronary bypass operations. The new surgery is less invasive than traditional procedures and offers fewer risks and greater precision.

Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1998
Innovations, Surgery, Heart, Coronary artery bypass, Surgical equipment and supplies, Surgical instruments, Heart surgery

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Treasure of a pirate prince

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Treasure hunter Barry Clifford first heard about pirate Samuel Bellamy's treasure as a child. Clifford eventually found Bellamy's ship, the Whydah, and the treasure it sank with.

Author: Clifford, Barry, Turchi, Peter
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
Behavior, Clifford, Barry

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Subjects list: Usage, Discovery and exploration, Robots, Treasure-trove
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