An author of a certain age: Penelope Fitzgerald began her first novel 23 years ago to entertain a husband dying of cancer; she was nearly 60; now, as all of her fiction is finally becoming available stateside, she is being hailed as England's finest living writer; she'd rather you didn't make a fuss
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Penelope Fitzgerald's self-effacement is partly British and partly personal in response to public enthusiasm for her nine novels. She won England's Booker Prize in 1979 for her novel 'Offshore,' and earned the National Book Critics Circle award in the US in 1998 for her most recent work 'The Blue Flower.' Despite her cultured upbringing as the daughter of Punch editor E.V. Knox and granddaughter of two Anglican bishops, her early adult and married life was a considerable financial struggle with her husband Desmond. Her personal experiences have been sources for plots and themes in her novels that lean towards a humorous approach to coping, managing and surviving.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1999
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Tomorrow's world
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Science museums and centres in the UK are at a significant developmental period. Science education is increasingly at the centre of public debate, and more than 300 million pounds sterling of, mainly public, money has been committed to the building of science centres. This will be used mainly for interactive exhibits, and the better centres will involve real learning for all ages. Science museums have traditionally presented material evidence of the achievements of science. They will increasingly need to reinterpret their collections, putting science into context and including more interaction.
Publication Name: Leisure Management
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0266-9102
Year: 1997
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Glissadic saccades: a possible measure of vigilance
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A study was conducted to analyze the glissadic saccades in relations with vigilance decrements. Eight males and eight females were given a signal detection task which required eye movements. The waveforms of saccades were evaluated in terms of glissades. Results revealed that glissadic saccades increased in blink-free saccades compared to other saccades categories. They suggested that an increase in anticipatory and return glissadic saccades may be an indicator of vigilance decrement.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1998
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