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Giaever

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[yey-ver] / ˈjeɪ vər /

noun

  1. Ivar born 1929, U.S. physicist, born in Norway: Nobel Prize 1973.


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He leaned forward in his chair and explained the process that creates people like Ivan Giaever.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2015

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