Goldschmidt

British

/ ˈɡəʊldˌʃmɪt /

noun

Richard Benedikt. 1878–1958, US geneticist, born in Germany. He advanced the theory that heredity is determined by the chemical configuration of the chromosome molecule rather than by the qualities of the individual genes

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If the novel agrees with anyone, it is with the character of Waldemar Goldschmidt, a bachelor jurist who becomes the wise uncle to the family’s younger generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Sharp presented the work at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Prague this past July.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

This allows quantum computers to find solutions to problems that are unsolvable by classical computers, especially “large-scale optimization-type problems,” Goldschmidt added.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

The St. Louis Cardinals might be a landing spot because they’re unlikely to bring back first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and need to fill that power void.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

We were especially interested in what had happened to our apartment and to Mr. Goldschmidt.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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