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111religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
112Le Châtelier, Henry-Louis — born Oct. 8, 1850, Paris, France died Sept. 17, 1936, Miribel les Échelles French chemist. A professor at the Collège de France and the Sorbonne, he is best known for the principle of Le Châtelier, which makes it possible to predict the effect… …
113Bohr, Niels — ▪ Danish physicist Introduction in full Niels Henrik David Bohr born Oct. 7, 1885, Copenhagen, Den. died Nov. 18, 1962, Copenhagen Danish physicist who was the first to apply the quantum theory, which restricts the energy of a system to… …
114Bragg, Sir William — ▪ British physicist in full Sir William Henry Bragg born July 2, 1862, Wigton, Cumberland, Eng. died March 12, 1942, London pioneer British scientist in solid state physics (solid) who was a joint winner (with his son Sir Lawrence Bragg… …
115Bruckner, Anton — ▪ Austrian composer Introduction in full Josef Anton Bruckner born Sept. 4, 1824, Ansfelden, Austria died Oct. 11, 1896, Vienna Austrian composer of a number of highly original and monumental symphonies. He was also an organist and… …
116Flory, Paul J. — ▪ American chemist Introduction in full Paul John Flory born June 19, 1910, Sterling, Ill., U.S. died Sept. 8, 1985, Big Sur, Calif. American polymer chemist who was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize for Chemistry “for his fundamental… …
117Hawking, Stephen W. — ▪ British physicist in full Stephen William Hawking born Jan. 8, 1942, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. English theoretical physicist whose theory of exploding black holes (black hole) drew upon both relativity theory and quantum mechanics. He… …
118Hayek, F.A. — ▪ British economist Introduction also called Friedrich A. Hayek , in full Friedrich August von Hayek born May 8, 1899, Vienna, Austria died March 23, 1992, Freiburg, Germany Austrian born British economist noted for his criticisms of the …
119Helmholtz, Hermann von — ▪ German scientist and philosopher Introduction original name Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz born Aug. 31, 1821, Potsdam, Prussia [Germany] died Sept. 8, 1894, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Ger. German scientist and philosopher who made… …
120Russell, Henry Norris — ▪ American astronomer born Oct. 25, 1877, Oyster Bay, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 18, 1957, Princeton, N.J. American astronomer one of the most influential during the first half of the 20th century who played a major role in the establishment of modern …
