Blackwell

American  

[blak-wuhl, -wel] / ˈblæk wəl, -ˌwɛl /

noun

1. Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, U.S. clergywoman, abolitionist, and women's-rights activist.

2. Elizabeth, 1821–1910, U.S. physician, born in England: first woman physician in the U.S.

3. Henry Brown, 1825?–1909, U.S. editor, abolitionist, and suffragist, born in England (husband of Lucy Stone).

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Blackwell Scientific  

/ blăck′wĕl′ /

1. British-born American physician who was the first woman doctor in the United States. In 1851 she founded an infirmary for women and children in New York City that her sister Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), also a physician, directed. Emily Blackwell was the first woman doctor to perform major surgeries on a regular basis.

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Blackwell

Taipei-listed Wistron is building Nvidia’s Grace Blackwell chip modules at the Texas facility, and will also make new Vera Rubin products there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The law firm Husch Blackwell, representing Pacifico, stated in the lawsuit that the commissioners’ decision was “unlawful and premature.”

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

On Sunday, the US ‌moved to close a potential loophole for shipping chips like Nvidia's Blackwell processors.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The H200 — a Hopper-generation chip that predates Nvidia’s current Blackwell platform by a full architectural generation — is the most advanced hardware Washington has agreed to license for Chinese buyers.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Whereupon Holly Blackwell turned her back on all The Souls and instructed the cameraman to pan across their faces occasionally but to focus on Dr. Rohmer.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg