kizolk
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 20:13:35 GMT
And a second question: was he born in California?
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 20:31:34 GMT
And a second question: was he born in California? No. |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 21:27:33 GMT
This is dragging on a bit and hogging the game. Is it time for more clues?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Sept 11, 2023 3:22:57 GMT
Up to you, really. As I said, I can't shake off the feeling that we must be missing something obvious.
Is the place he's associated with a town or city?
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kizolk
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Post by kizolk on Sept 11, 2023 3:40:01 GMT
You missed that question: Did his avocation have to do with biology? And let me add a new one: you said "invention" wasn't quite the right word; is he famous for a discovery? |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 11, 2023 16:00:45 GMT
Is the place he's associated with a town or city? No. |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 11, 2023 16:01:18 GMT
You missed that question: Did his avocation have to do with biology? And let me add a new one: you said "invention" wasn't quite the right word; is he famous for a discovery? Yes, in the scientific community. |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 11, 2023 16:03:06 GMT
Not a discovery that is on the lips of babes, mind, you but very important nevertheless and totally amazing for an autodidact amateur. (There's some crumbs of clues for you!)
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Post by Pacifica on Sept 11, 2023 16:46:58 GMT
You still haven't answered the question about biology.
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 11, 2023 17:17:54 GMT
____________________________ Did his avocation have to do with biology? Apologies! I think the continuous line threw me off and I unconsciously regarded what was below it as a signature and so didn't read it. Yes, yes, yes! His avocation involved several fields of biology. |
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Post by Pacifica on Sept 11, 2023 17:26:57 GMT
Did he carry out dubious experiments on human beings?
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 11, 2023 17:47:39 GMT
Did he carry out dubious experiments on human beings? No. |
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Sept 11, 2023 17:57:18 GMT
OK, I should have got it before. Robert Stroud. Whose name I had to google, because the hint that his nickname was better known than his real name was indeed the case.
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Post by Pacifica on Sept 11, 2023 18:36:37 GMT
Wow. I didn't know of him; just read a bit of his Wiki page. What a fascinating person.
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kizolk
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Post by kizolk on Sept 11, 2023 18:39:24 GMT
I had never heard of him either. Fascinating indeed!
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