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Paul, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Wolfgang, 1913–93, German physicist, Ph.D. Technical Univ., Berlin, 1939. A professor at the Univ. of Bonn from 1952, Paul developed an ion-trap technique (known as the Paul trap…

1993 Gramophone Awards

Baroque VocalStradella, San Giovanni Battista, Marc Minkowski conducting Louvre Musiciens du Louvre (Erato)Baroque Non-VocalHeinichen, Dresden Concertos, Reinhard Goebel conducting Musica…

Ketterle, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Ketterle, Wolfgang, 1957–, German physicist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, 1986. He has been a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

Sawallisch, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Sawallisch, Wolfgang, 1923–2013, German conductor, b. Munich. A specialist in the classical German repertoire, Sawallisch began conducting as a teenager. After World War II, he became…

Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses

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Scientists: Physical Sciences

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Notable Scientists: Life Sciences

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Brewer's: Voltaire

His proper name was Francois Marie Arouet. The word Voltaire is simply an anagram of Arouet L. I. (le jeune). Thus have we Stella, Astrophel (q.v.), Vanessa and Cadenus (q.v.), and a host…

Koffka, Kurt

(Encyclopedia) Koffka, KurtKoffka, Kurtkŏfˈkə, Ger. k&oobreve;rt kôfˈkä [key], 1886–1941, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1908. Before settling permanently in the United…