But the culmination of his passion appeared elsewhere, in an invention he never boasted of: a rectangular red plastic box with a grey screen and two white knobs, called the Etch-a-Sketch.This toy, licensed in 1960, sold more than 100m units worldwide in 50 years and earned a place in America's National Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Barbie and Mr Potato Head.
The episode appeared to be the culmination of a bitter and often violent feud between the gunman, Jarrett Jordan, 23, and his former girlfriend and her family, police said.
When The Catcher in the Rye appeared, it marked the culmination of a decade of living with and thinking about his creation.
The agreement announced today appeared to be the culmination of a period of uncertainty for Newbridge, which, though one of the most prominent technology companies in Canada, has been losing sales to big rivals like Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems of the United States and Nortel Networks of Canada.
It was the culmination of a season in which she appeared to run better with each start.
Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium are finally open, the culmination of nearly two decades when it appeared that no ballpark could possibly be built in New York City.
The events in New York, those who knew Mr. Commey said, appeared to have been the culmination of a long series of events that had troubled relatives and friends.
The Leitkultur furor appeared to reach its awkward culmination this week when the weekly Der Spiegel asked Ms. Merkel to free-associate from the word "Germany".
On the eve of the Eid festivities marking the culmination of the hajj — the annual Muslim pilgrimage — posters appeared along two busy streets in the upper-middle-class Cairo neighborhoods of Dokki and Mohandi.
The French fans thought their man had earned a break and a 5-3 lead in the second set, but at the culmination of a thrilling rally a Tsonga pass that appeared to have been a winner was adjudged to have missed the baseline by the narrowest of margins.
Schurz's decision may have appeared impetuous to many, but to him it represented the culmination of a lifelong struggle for justice on two continents.
