Herbert Witherspoon
Herbert Witherspoon , 1873-1935, American basso, b. Buffalo, N.Y.; grad. Yale, 1895, studied music with Edward MacDowell. He studied both painting and singing in New York City, London, Paris, and Berlin. In 1898 he made his operatic debut, and from 1908 to 1916 he was leading basso of the Metropolitan Opera Company, afterward devoting his time to concerts and to teaching. He was president (1925-29) of the Chicago Musical College, director for a brief time of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, and director (1932-33) of the Cincinnati Conservatory. In 1935 he succeeded Giulio Gatti-Casazza as director of the Metropolitan Opera Company, but he died shortly thereafter.
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End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of College Science Teaching; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born Nancy Thorndike Greenspan. 2005...This book, however, introduces Max Born to that group, describing the "quantum...students alike will learn much about Max Born, a physicist who deserves a place...
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The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born.(Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/19/2005; 611 words
; THE END OF THE CERTAIN WORLD: The Life and Science of Max Born NANCY THORNDIKE GREENSPAN Physicist Max Born was both a committed pacifist and a teacher to several of the men who built the first atomic bomb...
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Bell Labs optical physics researcher Richart Slusher presented with 2006 Max Born Award.
M2 Presswire; 10/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...Richart Slusher presented with 2006 Max Born Award(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Fellow, is the 2006 recipient of the Max Born Award, presented by the Optical Society...America (OSA). The award honors Max Born and is presented annually to a person...
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The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born, the Nobel Physicist Who Ignited the Quantum Revolution.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 9/22/2005; ; 507 words
; Born, Max The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born, the Nobel Physicist Who Ignited the Quantum...Basic, 2005. 374 pp. $26.95. "Max Born (1882-1970) was in the forefront of...
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Bell Labs Optical Physics Researcher Richart Slusher Presented With 2006 Max Born Award.
PR Newswire; 10/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...Fellow, is the 2006 recipient of the Max Born Award, presented by the Optical Society...America (OSA). The award honors Max Born and is presented annually to a person...papers. Previous recipients of the Max Born Award who did their award-winning...
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Basic Books.(The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born, the Nobel Physicist Who Ignited the Quantum Revolution)(A World without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Godel and Einstein)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Bookwatch; 7/1/2005; 657 words
; ...The End Of The Certain World: The Life And Science Of Max Born, The Nobel Physicist Who Ignited The Quantum Revolution...his findings had helped the developers of the atom bomb. Born's complete story is presented here for the first time...
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Health Zone: Jill Palmer's medical casebook - Max courage; Born fifteen weeks early, he suffered two heart attacks and nearly died four times... now two he's as healthy as any little boy.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...1lb 11ozs when he was born. His twin sister Miranda...survived 13 hours. And Max nearly died four times...that half of all babies born at 25 weeks gestation - like Max - die because their...he should have been born - Max was allowed home. He...
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ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2003: `What benefits we get don't outweigh the expenditure' Max Carpanini was born on May 7, 1999, the day the first ever Welsh Assembly Government was formed. Four years on, his father, Andrew Carpanini, a 38-year-old quantity surveyor from Cardiff, offers his personal - and disillusioned - view on Wales's first taste of devolved government.(Comment)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/1/2003; 700+ words
; Byline: Max Carpanini I SHOULD say from the...Assembly. At the time my son Max was born I didn't agree with the concept...like. CAPTION(S): KEY DATE: Max Carpanini, four, from Cardiff was born the day the Assembly was formed...
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As a mum I'm more aware of problems; New focus: Jenna Bibby became concerned about money after Max was born.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 11/18/2007; 659 words
; ...is on maternity leave, havinggiven birth to her first child, Max, in September. The policy, which wouldstart to pay out from...whose husband Trevor, 27, is a mechanic, says: 'After having Max, I ammore conscious of protecting our income. The cover is...
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It was rough water all the way Patrick O'Brian's novels may have been born from personal torment but, says Max Hastings, he made those around him suffer too
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; Patrick O'Brian: The Making of a Novelist by Nikolai Tolstoy Century, pounds 20, 500 pp pounds 18 ( pounds 2.25 p&p) 0870 155 7222 The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey by Patrick O'Brian HarperCollins, pounds 18.99, 136 pp pounds 16.99 ( pounds 2.25 p&p) 0870 155 7222 IT SOMETIMES seems that
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Max Born
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Max Born The German physicist Max Born (1882-1970) made his most outstanding contribution to modern...nature of the basic laws of quantum mechanics. On Dec. 11, 1882, Max Born was born in Breslau. He studied at the universities of Breslau...
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Born, Max
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Born, Max (1882–1970) German-British physicist. He was professor of physics at Göttingen University from 1921...
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Azria, Max
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
AZRIA, Max American designer Born: 1 January 1949, Sfax, Tunisia. Education: Dropped...1982-88; president/designer, and owner of BCBG Max Azria Group, including BCBG Max Azria (women's and men's designer label), Herv...
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Ophüls, Max
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
OPHÜLS, Max Nationality: Born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrucken, Germany, 6 May 1902, became French...Novelle, by Goethe, radio adaptation, Frankfurt am Main, 1956. Max Ophüls par Max Ophüls, Paris, 1963. By...
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Fleischer, Max and Dave
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
FLEISCHER, Max and Dave Animators. Nationality: American. Born: Max in Vienna, 17 July 1883 (or 1885); Dave in New York City, 14 July 1894. Education: Max studied at New York Art Students League, Cooper Union...
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