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Kroemer, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Kroemer, Herbert, 1928–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1952. Kroemer was a researcher at RCA Laboratories in Princeton, N.J. (1954–57), and at Varian Associates in Palo…Landau, Lev Davidovich
(Encyclopedia) Landau, Lev DavidovichLandau, Lev Davidovichlyĕf dəvēˈdəvĭch ləndouˈ [key], 1908–68, Soviet physicist, b. Baku, Azerbaijan. A child prodigy in mathematics, he entered Baku Univ. at 14…Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston
(Encyclopedia) Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston, 1866–1948, American pioneer social worker, educator, and author, b. Lexington, Ky., grad. Wellesley, 1888, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1901. She was the…Björling, Jussi
(Encyclopedia) Björling, JussiBjörling, Jussiy&oomacr;sˈsĭ byörˈlĭng [key], 1911–60, Swedish tenor. He studied at the Royal Opera School in Stockholm, making his debut there in 1930 as Don…Stowe, Calvin Ellis
(Encyclopedia) Stowe, Calvin EllisStowe, Calvin Ellisstō [key], 1802–86, American educator, b. Natick, Mass., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1828; husband of Harriet…Ward, Barbara Mary, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
(Encyclopedia) Ward, Barbara Mary, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, 1914–81, British writer. Educated at the Sorbonne and at Oxford, she joined the staff of the Economist in 1939 and became foreign…Zamboanga
(Encyclopedia) ZamboangaZamboangasāmˌbōängˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 442,345), Zamboanga del Sur prov., SW Mindanao, the Philippines, at the tip of the Zamboanga peninsula, on Basilan Strait. One of…Scrope, Richard Le
(Encyclopedia) Scrope, Richard LeScrope, Richard Lelə skr&oomacr;p [key], 1350?–1405, English archbishop. He probably studied law at both Oxford and Cambridge. Having taken priest's orders in…Sheshonk I
(Encyclopedia) Sheshonk ISheshonk Ishēˈshŏngk [key] or Shoshenk ISheshonk Ishōˈshăngk [key], d. c.929 or 924 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. Originally a commander…Shull, Clifford
(Encyclopedia) Shull, Clifford, 1915–2001, American physicist, b. Pittsburgh, Pa. Educated at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) and New York Univ. (Ph.D., 1941), Shull…Trending
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