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Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959; several were confirmed to be former members of the Nazi Party ...
A group of 104 rocket scientists at Fort Bliss, Texas. Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959.
The paper clips were sent by various people by mail; the letters came from about 20 different countries. Some celebrities, like George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Steven Spielberg, Tom Bosley and Tom Hanks were among those mailing in the clips. As of the summer of 2004, the school had collected about 24 million paper clips.
MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made: [2] On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.
Giant paper clip erected in 1989 in Sandvika, Norway, to honor Vaaler's invention. This 23-foot-tall (7 m) clip is the Gem, not the one patented by Vaaler. Johan Vaaler (March 15, 1866 – March 14, 1910) was a Norwegian inventor and patent clerk. [1] He has often erroneously been identified as the inventor of the common paper clip.
For 29-year-old Demi Skipper, inspiration came by way of a TED Talk and a red paper clip. The TEDxVienna Talk speaker in question was Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian blogger who is perhaps better known ...
Operation Paperclip Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, August 1946. Rudolph is in the front row, fourth from the left. (pointing the mouse will show the name) Rudolph was transferred to the British to participate in Operation Backfire from July to October 1945. [3]: 99 He was then transferred back to the Americans.
"Paper Clip" is the second episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 29, 1995 . It was directed by Rob Bowman , and written by series creator Chris Carter .