The party that's never over.

The article announces a time traveling convention at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is not often that The Economist uses its pages to pass on party invitations, but here is one that might be of interest not only to existing readers, but also to future generations. For this is a part...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 375; no. 8425; p. 75
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/7/2005
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