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Erwin

American  
[ur-win] / ˈɜr wɪn /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”


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Reading Erwin Schrodinger’s book, “What Is Life?” in his sophomore year set the aspiring ornithologist on a new course.

From Los Angeles Times

Watson thought of majoring in ornithology, the study of birds, but changed to genetics - influenced by Erwin Schrodinger's book What is Life?

From BBC

“If we’re going to build a circular, sustainable economy, the chemical industry is a big, complex problem that we must address,” said Professor Erwin Reisner from Cambridge’s Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, who led the research.

From Science Daily

“If we’re going to build a circular, sustainable economy, the chemical industry is a big, complex problem that we must address,” said Professor Erwin Reisner from Cambridge’s Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, who led the research.

From Science Daily

“I’m tremendously worried,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.

From Los Angeles Times