Galatea
noun
Gal·a·tea
ˌga-lə-ˈtē-ə 
: a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by Aphrodite in fulfillment of his prayer
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Powers has also written novels of greater subtlety, driven by a purist’s fascination with the inner workings of complex systems and instruments: The Gold Bug Variations, Galatea 2.2, Orfeo,Plowing the Dark.
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
With: Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda, Paolo Rossi, Elio, Natalino Balasso, Anita Kravos, Vincenzo Crea, Jasmin Mattei.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology’s Galatea Lab in Neuchâtel, Switzerland shined femtosecond laser light onto tellurite glass to effectively create a semiconductor crystal that generates a current when exposed to light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
Paintings that depict this moment, for example by Raoux (1717), Regnault (1786), and Burne-Jones (1868-70 and 1878), accentuate the whiteness of Galatea’s flesh.
—Mark Paterson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2024
Apollonia had evolved from feisty but pliant Galatea to confident creative force.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Elsewhere, Claudel’s terra-cotta figure Young Girl With a Sheaf is shown alongside Rodin’s celebrated marble Galatea.
—Farah Peterson, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2023
The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats.
1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men’s singles title.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
With: Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda, Paolo Rossi, Elio, Natalino Balasso, Anita Kravos, Vincenzo Crea, Jasmin Mattei.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology’s Galatea Lab in Neuchâtel, Switzerland shined femtosecond laser light onto tellurite glass to effectively create a semiconductor crystal that generates a current when exposed to light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
Paintings that depict this moment, for example by Raoux (1717), Regnault (1786), and Burne-Jones (1868-70 and 1878), accentuate the whiteness of Galatea’s flesh.
—Mark Paterson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2024
Apollonia had evolved from feisty but pliant Galatea to confident creative force.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Elsewhere, Claudel’s terra-cotta figure Young Girl With a Sheaf is shown alongside Rodin’s celebrated marble Galatea.
—Farah Peterson, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2023
The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats.
1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men’s singles title.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Galatea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Galatea. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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