Name a famous person in thirteen letters whose name, written vertically in capital letters, reads the same...
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Problem
Name a famous person in thirteen letters whose name, written vertically in capital letters, reads the same in a mirror held at its side, except for the last letter. This week's challenge comes from Peter Gordon of New York City. Take the name of Nobel Chemist Otto Hahn. If you write it vertically, in capital letters, and hold up a mirror at the side of the name, you'll see that the name reads as well in the mirror as it does on paper - except for the last letter "n" which is flopped. Here's the challenge: Can you name a famous person in thirteen letters whose name has the same property. That is, write the name vertically in capital letters. Look at it in a mirror. And the name will read perfectly there - except for the last letter. Here's a hint: This answer celebrity has seven letters in the first name and six letters in the last. Who is it? -- Will Shortz, NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday", September 4, 1994
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No solution was found in the collected postings. [ Editor: the answer was to be given on the program of September 11, 1994. ]