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« on: February 23, 2008, 05:48:53 PM » |
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The name: William Moulton Marston.
He was instrumental in the creation of two notable things, one under a pseudonym.
The question: What were the two things, and what was the pseudonym he used?
And, like in the subject, no fair Googling (or any other "lookup")
Answer posted in about a week..or when there have been enough replies to warrant.
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 09:12:32 AM » |
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I KNOW!! But I did Google it so I won't post the answer  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 03:11:09 PM » |
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Paul... It's funny you should bring up his name, I was just learning about him in my Physiological psychology class! He was the psychologist that discovered the physiological effects of lying (one of which is a rise in blood pressure) and invented the polygraph machine. I will let people try and guess his other invention and pseudonym, however I will give everyone a hint.... He REALLY likes strong women!
Julie *who quietly chuckles as she buries her head back into her physio psych textbook*
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 03:57:29 PM » |
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Paul... It's funny you should bring up his name, I was just learning about him in my Physiological psychology class! He was the psychologist that discovered the physiological effects of lying (one of which is a rise in blood pressure) and invented the polygraph machine. I will let people try and guess his other invention and pseudonym, however I will give everyone a hint.... He REALLY likes strong women!
Julie *who quietly chuckles as she buries her head back into her physio psych textbook*
Julie, Julie, Julie... Sometimes I really wonder about you!  Anyway, you are correct! (Although I have seen conflicting accounts regarding credit for actually "inventing" the polygraph. Some give it to Marston, among others; while elsewhere he is credited with the blood pressure monitor that was used by others who are given inventor credit. From the Wiki entry: "Marston is credited as the creator of the systolic blood-pressure test used in an attempt to detect deception, which became one component of the modern polygraph." Which is why I used the term "instrumental" in the asking...it accommodates either interpretation.) I agree that the timing is pretty interesting. Good luck in your Physio-psych class! [edit: added the Wiki reference] |
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 04:11:12 PM » |
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Whoa! totally cool about the poly thing (wiki him and the second line says it all).
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 05:25:02 PM » |
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Whoa! totally cool about the poly thing (wiki him and the second line says it all).
The part of it I got without effort was what he created under a pseudonym. The other stumped me so I checked wikopedia earlier. It is very interesting David |
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2008, 09:31:06 PM » |
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I think it is at least as interesting as the fact that the same person who started the Nobel Peace prize was also credited with the invention of Dynamite. Albert Nobel
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2008, 11:25:10 PM » |
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I think it is at least as interesting as the fact that the same person who started the Nobel Peace prize was also credited with the invention of Dynamite. Albert Nobel
If I remember correctly, he founded the peace prize because he was horrified at the violent uses his other inventions were used for. (Although after looking that up in a Wiki, it's not confirmed.) |
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2008, 05:23:08 AM » |
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I think it is at least as interesting as the fact that the same person who started the Nobel Peace prize was also credited with the invention of Dynamite. Albert Nobel
uh, make that Alfred Nobel. Alfred Bernhard Nobel. From the Wiki: "The erroneous publication in 1888 of a premature obituary of Nobel by a French newspaper, condemning him for his invention of dynamite, is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death. The obituary stated Le marchand de la mort est mort ('The merchant of death is dead') and went on to say, 'Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.' On November 27, 1895, at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality." |
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2008, 03:01:56 PM » |
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I don't know which impresses me more -- that David knew about the pseudonym, or that nobody else here did!
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« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2008, 04:07:15 PM » |
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I will give everyone a hint.... He REALLY likes strong women!
Wow. My mind went in a totally different direction on that one.  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2008, 04:39:32 PM » |
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I will give everyone a hint.... He REALLY likes strong women!
Wow. My mind went in a totally different direction on that one. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2008, 08:02:37 AM » |
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I will give everyone a hint.... He REALLY likes strong women!
Time's up! The "strong woman" to which Julie was referring is Wonder Woman. The pseudonym under which he created the character was Charles Moulton. [edit: add this bit of trivia I intended to include in the first place] Wonder Woman's "Magic Lasso" which, when she restrained a subject with it (oooh...) would force him/her to tell the truth, was actually an homage to his work on the lie detector. Lots more useless and/or interesting trivia: The name "Charles Moulton" was devised by using the middle names of the then-publisher of National Comics and All-American Comics (which would eventually merge and become National Periodical Publications and then DC Comics), Max Gaines* and his own. * Max's brother, William, upon becoming disillusioned with the restrictions placed on his own comics endeavors at National Comics by what became the Comics Code Authority, branched off and created EC Comics. EC published graphic horror titles (without the approval stamp of the CCA) such as Vault of Horrors and (Tales Calculated to Drive You) Mad, the precursor to Mad Magazine. What, me worry? |
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« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2008, 11:38:04 AM » |
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Wow. My mind went in a totally different direction on that one. That direction may have been accurate, as well. Turns out Dr. Marston lived with two very strong women in a polyamorous relationship. Sound like anyone else we know? The general direction was ok, it was the sheer distance that I pray to never know... |
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« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2008, 12:24:50 PM » |
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Turns out Dr. Marston lived with two very strong women in a polyamorous relationship. Sound like anyone else we know?
I saw a special on the history of comics where this was brought up. It also says Dr Marston had a particular bondage fetish which came up over and over within the comic. The way to make her powerless was to bind her bracelets together. This led to her getting bound in some interesting positions on many occasions. |
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