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Wilhelm Wien
Wilhelm Wien , 1864-1928, German physicist. He was professor at the universities of Giessen (1899), Würzburg (1900-1920), and Munich (from 1920). He received the 1911 Nobel Prize in Physics for his studies on the radiation of heat from black objects. He is noted also for his work on hydrodynami... Read more
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent 1882-1971, American painter, muralist, wood engraver, lithographer, book and magazine illustrator, and writer, b. Tarrytown, N.Y. Kent studied with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri . He lived in Labrador, Alaska, Greenland, and Tierra del Fuego and painted vigorous, exotic la... Read more
Vienna
Vienna , Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on the Danube River. The former residence of the Holy Roman emperors and, after 1806, of the emperors of Austria, Vienna is ... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
motion pictures
motion pictures movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion picture photography ; Motion Picture Cameras under camera ). Origins Experiments in photographing mov... Read more

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Wien
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Wien see Vienna , Austria.
Wilhelm Wien
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Wilhelm Wien , 1864-1928, German physicist. He was professor at the universities of Giessen (1899), Würzburg (1900-1920...
Theater an der Wien
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Theater an der Wien, see VIENNA .
Vienna, Sieges of
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Historischer Atlas zur Zweiten T ü rkenbelagerung: Wien 1683. Vienna, 1983. Kreutel, Richard F., ed. Kara Mustafa vor Wien. Graz, 1982. Leitsch, Walter. "Warum wollte Kara Mustafa Wien erobern?" Jahrb ü cher f ü r Geschichte...
Vienna
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Josefstädter Theater (1788), and the Theater an der Wien (1801), the first manager of the last being Mozart's librettist...when he took over in 1924, still survives; the Theater an der Wien is mainly notable for its operettas and musical shows. The Volkstheater...
Proton
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...cathode) of the cathode rays. Named canal rays, these rays were studied by German physicist Wilhelm Wien (1864 – 1928). In 1905, Wien identified some of these rays are hydrogen ions. Researchers later established that rays with the...
Staberl
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Austrian stock comic character, the umbrella-maker Chrysostomos Staberl, played by Ignaz Schuster in Bürger von Wien (1813) by Adolf Bäuerle (1786–1859) with such success that he became a household word and appeared...
Marinelli, Karl
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Marinelli, Karl (1744–1803), Austrian actor, dramatist, and impresario, who in his play Der Ungar in Wien ( The Hungarian in Vienna , 1773) first introduced the figure of the light-hearted romantic Magyar, later a stereotype of...
Romberg, Sigmund
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...become an engineer, but when he was sent to Vienna, he took work at the Theatre‐an‐der‐Wien and studied with Richard Heuberger. Coming to America in 1909, Romberg accepted odd jobs until he could establish his own small...
Arthur Schnitzler
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...opposed to the naturalism then in vogue in Berlin. But soon he broke away from caf é society — the Jung-Wien group, which gathered in Vienna's famous Caf é Griensteidl — and he never again joined any literary circle...

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38 - Auch das War Wien
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 38 - AUCH DAS WAR WIEN (38 - Vienna Before the Fall) Austria...novel by Friedrich Torberg, Auch das war Wien; photography: Gerhard Vandenberg; editor...Winiewiecz, is based on the novel Auch das war Wien by Friedrich Torberg (1908–...
Wien's displacement law
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Wien's displacement law The relation between the wavelength of peak emission from a black body and its...30 nm (extreme ultraviolet). The law is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Wien (1864–1928).
Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Faschingsschwank aus Wien ( Viennese Carnival Pranks ). Pf. comp. ( Fantasiebilder ) by Schumann, Op.26, comp. 1839. In 5 movts.
Berggasse 19, Wien IX
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis BERGGASSE 19, WIEN IX In September 1891 Sigmund Freud, with his wife Martha and his children Mathilde, Martin, and Oliver, moved into a newly...
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wien
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wien ( Society of Friends of Music , Vienna ) . Founded 1813, through efforts of Joseph von Sonnleithner, with Beethoven's friend...
Theater an der Wien
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Theater an der Wien. Vienna th. built by Schikaneder and opened 1801. Held 1,230 people. F.ps. of Fidelio (1805), Die Fledermaus (1874...
Lummer, Otto Richard
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...emissive power of the blackbody. With Pringsheim he confirmed Wien ’ s displacement law and also, with greater precision, Wien ’ s radiation law, which Wien had stated in 1896 and Paschen had experimentally ascertained...
Oppenheim, Samuel
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Sitzungsherichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 87 (1883); “ Rotation und...Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 99 (1890); “ Bahnbestimmung...Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 118 (1909); “ Die Eigenbewegungen...
Holborn, Ludwig Christian Friedrich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...temperatures, Holborn determined, along with W. Wien and A. L. Day, the accuracy of measurements...360 – 396, written with W. Wien; “ Ueber die Messung tiefer...213 – 228, written with Wien; “ Ueber das Luftthermometer...
Index of Galleries and Museums
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Sammlung Albertina Albertinaplatz 1010 Wien Tel +43 1 534830 Fax +43 1 5337697 http...Kunsthistorisches Museum Maria Theresien-Platz 1010 Wien Tel +43 1 525240 Fax +43 1 52524503 http...Galerie Belvedere Prinz Eugenstrasse 1037 Wien Tel +43 1 795570 Fax +43 1 7984337 http...

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Wien's Ten Surprises for 2008 Spot-On, Mostly
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...predictions made for the New Year by Byron Wien, the chief investment strategist at Westport...turned out to be true. Since 1986, Mr. Wien, a former Morgan Stanley strategist...Pequot, a firm run by Arthur Samberg, Mr. Wien was the recipient last month of the Lifetime...
Pequot's Wien Sees No Hedge Fund Bubble
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 4/10/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...At least, that's the opinion of Byron Wien, chief investment strategist at Pequot...billion hedge fund run by Art Samberg. Mr. Wien, the former senior investment strategist...which was obtained by HedgeWorld - Mr. Wien noted that "everyone is preoccupied with...
Pequot's Wien Sees Higher Equity Prices
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 6/20/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...This was the main conclusion of Byron Wien, chief investment strategist at Pequot...which was obtained by HedgeWorld. Mr. Wien's note should help calm some of the inflation...in price and their yields decline. Mr. Wien's note focused on the big picture. He...
Salmonella wien from gastroenteritis cases encountered in Mangalore, India : A report of 10 cases and review of the literature
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...1970s. [1] The pathogenicity of S. Wien is limited to few reports from the western...Tunisia by multi-drug-resistant S. Wien,[2] as well as 4 cases of purulent...reported an increased incidence of S. Wien in the first quarters of 1998 and 1999...
Pequot's Wien Warns about Recession
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 10/10/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...community remain cautiously pessimistic. Byron Wien, chief investment strategist at Westport...HedgeWorld obtained a copy of the letter. Mr. Wien headlined his letter "Entering a quarter...has rallied to record highs. But Mr. Wien, formerly Morgan Stanley's chief strategist...
Wien's Advice: Seek $100 Million and Volatile Returns'
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 6/14/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...STAMFORD, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com) - Byron Wien, chief investment strategist at Pequot...clearly attractive for asset managers, Mr. Wien noted, and it is now drawing more talent...increased competition for assets - Mr. Wien said he doesn't see hedge fund fees dropping...
Byron Wien to Step Down; Legendary Morgan Stanley Stock Picker Selects Replacement [ Corrected 12/21/01 ]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/27/2001; ; 607 words ; Byron Wien -- whose bearish outlook as Morgan Stanley...research department at the end of the week. Wien, a legendary figure on Wall Street who will...advising large, institutional clients, while Wien will concentrate on the company's retail...
The MuseumsQuartier Wien in the Year 2007.
PR Newswire Europe; 12/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...Many Highlights in the Course of the Next Year at the MQ Wien Only six years after its opening, the MQ Wien has become a fixture in Vienna's cultural and social life. MQ Wien, which includes more than 50 different cultural institutions...
EDITORIAL: What about Columbia U.'s Wien Hall?
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/15/2006; ; 555 words ; ...and hope that they do not get stuck in Wien Hall. The building is showing its age...without hot water for several days. But Wien is also infamous for its dingy carpeting...showers. Despite these disadvantages, Wien has the potential to be an excellent place...
Byron Wien to Join Pequot as Chief Investment Strategist.
Business Wire; 9/27/2005; 694 words ; ...Inc., today announced that Byron R. Wien, Managing Director and Senior Investment...Strategist on December 1, 2005. Mr. Wien will work closely with Arthur J. Samberg...global macro-investment strategies. Mr. Wien will work out of Pequot's New York office...