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Lenard

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[ley-nahrt, ley-nahrd] / ˈleɪ nɑrt, ˈleɪ nɑrd /

noun

  1. Philipp 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.


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Charlamagne was born Lenard Larry McKelvey and raised in Moncks Corner, S.C., by a father who worked construction and a mother who taught English.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Lenard said that for gas prices to sink below $2, the cost of oil cannot exceed 73 cents a gallon.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

Lenard Sr. coached all three of his sons in youth football and knew they had talent.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2024

Thomas Lenard, a senior fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, basically shares this view.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2023

Shortly afterwards Lenard discovered that the cathode rays can be made to pass from the inside of a discharge tube to the outside air.

From A History of Science — Volume 3 by Williams, Henry Smith

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