[DOC] [TLE] Report: "On the Making of Silk Purses from Sows' Ears," 1921 ... [PAR] In 1921 the management of Arthur D. Little, Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., issued a 
small ... very practical experiment was to prove that something said to be 
impossible was, ... As the report notes, the old adage "you can't make a silk purse 
of a sow's ear" ... The only way to get ahead is to dig in, to study, to find out, to 
reason out... [DOC] [TLE] Making a Silk Purse From a Sow's Ear - Scott Carbonara [PAR] Aug 8, 2013 ... Reverend Jonathon Swift said, You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ... In 
1921, Arthur D. Little, an MIT educated chemist, set out to prove that even the ... 
First, he observed the silkworm producing silk, noting that the liquid emitted ... two 
silk purses, one of which is on display at the Smithsonian Institute. [DOC] [TLE] What does the saying "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ... [PAR] The saying "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" means that the person 
... The saying was proven literally false by scientists in Massachusetts in 1921 
when a team of chemists from Arthur D. Little, Inc. created a filtering process that
... [DOC] [TLE] ADL Chronicles: Of Silk Purses and Lead Balloons [PAR] Jul 23, 2008 ... The old adage that said, "you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear" had ... As 
Arthur himself stated, "We resolved...to prove that it was false, and we have done 
so. ... The only way to get ahead is to dig in, to study, to find out, to reason out ... 
In March 1977, Jim Birkett, a senior staff member of Arthur D. Little,... [DOC] [TLE] Your Problem Is Solved | American History Lives at American Heritage [PAR] Out of that he made two purses, thus proving that an ingenious chemist could, in 
fact, ... that an organization which includes chemists that can make silk purses out 
of ... Dr. Little made in 1921 has been on display for many years at the 
Smithsonian ... Top firms like Arthur D. Little (ADL), McKinsey & Company, Inc., 
and Booz,... [DOC] [TLE] Why do we say You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.? [PAR] Why do we say "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. ... In 1921, 
Massachusetts industrialist Arthur D. (who discovered acetate) decided to try his 
hand at making a silk purse from a sow's ear. ... Little soaked the fiber in dyed 
glycerin. [DOC] [TLE] Potpourriiii - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API [PAR] Clues for: Potpourriiii. Question, Answer, Value, Airdate. [DOC] [TLE] Adding a gain stage... | Z-Talk [PAR] Check this out from the M.I.T. archives- ... experiment was to prove that something 
said to be impossible was, with ... As the report notes, the old adage "you can't 
make a silk purse of a ... The firm he founded in 1909, Arthur D. Little, Inc., was for 
many ... (The other silk purse is in the Smithsonian Institution.)... [DOC] [TLE] The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois  Page 17 [PAR] Arthur Little, the founder of the firm, Rot tired of hearing: "You can't do that. You 
can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." "Who can't?" Little said. He astonished
... [DOC] [TLE] Statesville Record And Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina ... [PAR] He told the board he attempted to get the vessel away from the pier when he saw 
... The recent Soviet rocket tests in the Pacific proved that they have guidance .... 
people went around telling each other that "you can't make a silk purse out j of a 
... Challenge to Researcher One day somebody said this to Arthur D. Little, who...

Question: Arthur D. Little proved you can make a silk purse out of this: his is in the Smithsonian
Answer: a sow\'s ear