Boyle
Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
Robert, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist.
T. Co·ragh·es·san [kaw rag-uh-suhn], /kɔ ˈræg ə sən/, born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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General Catalyst’s Katherine Boyle and Peter Boyce are looking for ‘obsessive’ founders | Jordan Crook | December 11, 2020 | TechCrunchBoyle also has a particular expertise in regulated industries and has joined us for previous events to lay out some advice for startups navigating governmental rules.
Join a Q&A with General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce and Katherine Boyle on Tuesday at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST | Jordan Crook | December 3, 2020 | TechCrunchBoyle was previously a business reporter at The Washington Post before joining General Catalyst, which gives her a unique perspective on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Join a Q&A with General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce and Katherine Boyle on Tuesday at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST | Jordan Crook | December 3, 2020 | TechCrunch“City of Margins” In his fifth novel, Boyle again captures the Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up.
Best thriller and mystery books of 2020 | Maureen Corrigan, Richard Lipez | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostBoyle noted there have been only two other audit requests during the governor’s five years in office.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry | by Tony Schick, OPB, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive | September 2, 2020 | ProPublica
So I begin polishing, Boyle begins to make preliminary drawings, and things are buzzing.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoyle and I help him back to his desk, where he sits numbly, beyond the help of those who would help him.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he tells Bob Boyle to start making sketches for the more elaborate sequences.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFederal officials spent Wednesday arresting members of the Boyle Heights-based street gang which has strong ties to La Eme.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust Boyle taking a bullet in the butt, which is funny and serious.
According to Boyle, a non-luminous and non-reflecting asteroid has crashed into the earth's gravitational field.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousAmong the children were the famous Orrery, and the yet more famous Robert Boyle.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellWith the aid of Boyle's and Gay-Lussac's laws, this observed volume is then reduced to standard conditions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe mantle slipped from Miss Boyle's shoulders, showing her pale, shining dress, and the tender curve of her chin and throat.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie BowenAgainst his own conviction he believed the Earl was indifferent—to Miss Boyle, to everything; but he could not remain content.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie Bowen
British Dictionary definitions for Boyle
/ (bɔɪl) /
Robert . 1627–91, Irish scientist who helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy. He established that air has weight and studied the behaviour of gases; author of The Sceptical Chymist (1661)
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Scientific definitions for Boyle
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English physicist and chemist who is regarded as a founder of modern chemistry. Boyle rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements and defined an element as a substance that cannot be reduced to other, simpler substances or produced by combining simpler substances. Boyle also conducted important physics experiments with Robert Hooke that led to the development of Boyle's law.
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