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Tina Turner Biography
Tina Turner(Annie Mae Bullock)rhythm and blues singerBorn: 11/26/1939Birthplace: Nutbush Borough, Tennessee Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues singer known for her powerful vocals and her…Hänsch, Theodor Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia) Hänsch, Theodor Wolfgang, 1941–, German physicist, Ph.D. Heidelberg, 1969. He was a professor at Stanford from 1975 to 1986 and then became head of the Max Planck Institute for Quantum…Hahn, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Hahn, OttoHahn, Ottoôˈtō hän [key], 1879–1968, German chemist and physicist. His important contributions in the field of radioactivity include the discovery of several radioactive…Ehrenfest, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Ehrenfest, PaulEhrenfest, Paulpoul āˈrənfĕst [key], 1880–1933, Austrian physicist. In 1904, Ehrenfest received his doctorate in theoretical physics in Vienna and married the Russian…Ziegler, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Ziegler, KarlZiegler, Karltsēˈglər [key], 1898–1973, German chemist. Educated at the Univ. of Marburg, he taught at Heidelberg and Halle and for a short period at the Univ. of Chicago…Taylor, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Isaac, 1829–1901, English clergyman, antiquarian, and author, chiefly noted for researches in philology. In 1885, Taylor became canon of York. His inclination toward…Paneth, Friedrich Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Paneth, Friedrich AdolfPaneth, Friedrich Adolffrēˈdrĭkh äˈdôlf päˈnĕt [key], 1887–1958, Austrian chemist. He was educated at Vienna, Munich, and Glasgow. He held a number of teaching…Neher, Edwin
(Encyclopedia) Neher, Edwin, 1944–, German biophysicist, Ph.D. Technical Univ. of Munich, 1970. He has been a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany,…Respighi, Ottorino
(Encyclopedia) Respighi, OttorinoRespighi, Ottorinoôttōrēˈnō rāspēˈgē [key], 1879–1936, Italian composer, studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and Max Bruch. He was director (1924–25) of the Conservatory of…Baugh, Sammy
(Encyclopedia) Baugh, Sammy (Samuel Adrian Baugh), 1914–2008, American football player, b. near Temple, Tex. The first great passer in the game, “Slingin' Sam” played for Texas Christian Univ. (1934–…Trending
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