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Bridgman

American  
[brij-muhn] / ˈbrɪdʒ mən /

noun

  1. Percy Williams, 1882–1961, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1946.


Bridgman British  
/ ˈbrɪdʒmən /

noun

  1. Percy Williams . 1882–1961, US physicist: Nobel prize for physics (1946) for his work on high-pressure physics and thermodynamics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While he hasn’t examined the flag personally, Bridgman said high-resolution images show the blue canton is wool or a wool blend, typical of Civil War-era flags.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

Bridgman, who stocks roughly 3,000 mostly 19th century flags, says it is not from 1818.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

Assistant Coroner Andrew Bridgman told the jury Ms Matthews had "ingested a substance that came through the post, quite quickly became unwell, was taken urgently to hospital where she sadly died."

From BBC Jan. 9, 2023

Mr Bridgman said that he researched which drugs to take, followed a strict diet and trained religiously.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2022

The path by which he led Laura Bridgman to the light has become one of the highways of education, and a number of children similarly afflicted are following it, to their endless enlargement and comfort.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

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