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Murray Gell-Mann Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann , 1929-, American theoretical physicist, b. New York City, grad. Yale 1948, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. In 1953, he and the Japanese team of T. Nakano and Kazuhiko Nishijima independently proposed the concept of "strangeness" to account for certain... Read more
walking walking
walking is an activity that we normally take for granted; we consciously start or stop, and give attention to avoidance of obstacles, but otherwise this complex, co-ordinated procedure is seemingly simple and automatic.Walking, in technical terms, is a form of bipedal (or quadripedal) progression in... Read more
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Christopher Jencks Christopher Jencks
Jencks, Christopher 1936- BIBLIOGRAPHY Christopher Jencks is among the most widely respected and influential social scientists in the United States. His career has been driven by an interest in economic opportunity and the welfare of individuals at the bottom of the income distribution.... Read more
Amicus Curiae Amicus Curiae
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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt , 1875-1953, German field marshal. He proved his exceptional abilities in World War I. In World War II he commanded in the Polish campaign (1939), in the French campaign (1940), and in Russia (June-Dec., 1941). From Mar., 1942, to Mar., 1945, except for a brief period... Read more
ultimatum ultimatum
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Irradiation Irradiation
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