Beckmann
Americannoun
noun
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Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
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Max (maks). 1884–1950, German expressionist painter
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The proposed acquisition will be the company’s biggest deal in more than a decade and represents an early move by new CEO Kai Beckmann to bolster the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Kai Beckmann is due to succeed Garijo as CEO on May 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Easily one of 2025’s best albums, “Whiskey Lies & Alibis” by William Beckmann, released in June, harkens back to the finest country music of the 1990s while keeping a boot planted firmly in the present.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
An international team led by Professor Roland Beckmann from LMU's Gene Center Munich has now identified the key steps that launch this stress signaling process.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025
III, page 272, 1817 edition, Beckmann thus describes the process: The deception of breathing out flames, which at present excites, in a particular manner, the astonishment of the ignorant, is very ancient.
From The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé by Harry Houdini
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