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Davisson, Clinton Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Davisson, Clinton Joseph dāˈvĭsən [key], 1881–1958, American physicist, b. Bloomington, Ill. He joined the engineering department of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1917. Davisson worked on t...Perry, William James
(Encyclopedia)Perry, William James, 1927–, U.S. government official, b. Vandergrift, Pa. A Ph.D. in mathematics, former Stanford engineering professor, and founder of a military electronics firm, he served (1977...Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob
(Encyclopedia)Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob kärl go͝osˈtäf yäˈkôp yäkôˈbē [key], 1804–51, German mathematician. He was an outstanding teacher and was professor of mathematics at Königsberg (1827–42) and...Cori, Carl Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia)Cori, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and Gerty Theresa Cori kōrˈē, kôrˈē [key], 1896–1957, American biochemists, b. Prague. Soon after receiving their medical degrees and marrying, they emigrate...Goerdeler, Carl Friedrich
(Encyclopedia)Goerdeler, Carl Friedrich kärl frēˈdrĭkh gördˈələr [key], 1884–1945, German civil servant, leader of resistance to Hitler. Lord mayor of Leipzig (1930–37) and price commissioner (1931–32...Stokes, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Stokes, Louis: see under Stokes, Carl Burton. ...Starr, Kenneth Winston
(Encyclopedia)Starr, Kenneth Winston, 1946–2022, American public official, b. Vernon, Tex., grad. George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1968), Brown (M.A., 1969), Duke (J....Cori, Gerty Theresa
(Encyclopedia)Cori, Gerty Theresa: see under Cori, Carl Ferdinand. ...Carl XVI Gustaf
(Encyclopedia)Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus. ...Van
(Encyclopedia)Van vän [key], city (1990 pop. 153,525), capital of Van prov., E Turkey, near the eastern shore of Lake Van, at an altitude of 5,659 ft (1,725 m). It is the trade center for a fruit- and grain-growin...Browse by Subject
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