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McMahon, Brien

(Encyclopedia)McMahon, Brien (James O'Brien McMahon), 1903–52, American statesman, b. Norwalk, Conn. After practicing law, he became a judge in Norwalk, and from 1933 to 1936 he served in the office of the U.S. A...

Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas

(Encyclopedia)Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas, 1897–1967, English physicist, educated at the Univ. of Manchester and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a fellow of St. John's College (1928–46) and professor of n...

Feynman, Richard Phillips

(Encyclopedia)Feynman, Richard Phillips fīnˈmən [key], 1918–88, American physicist, b. New York City, B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D. Princeton, 1942. From 1942 to 1945 he worked on the...

Periodic Table of the Elements: Actinium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Aluminum

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Americium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Antimony

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Argon

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Arsenic

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Arsenic ...

Periodic Table of the Elements: Astatine

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Astatine ...