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Van Vleck

American  
[van vlek] / væn ˈvlɛk /

noun

  1. John H(asbrouck) 1899–1980, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1977.


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Van Vleck and fellow clubhouse manager Chris DeWitt figured out a plan to transport the trident.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

The stalwarts included Harvard University’s John Van Vleck, even though he had trained many of the leaders of the next generation, including Anderson.

From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2018

Cattle graze on hay in a landscape that would normally be covered in green grass on the Van Vleck Ranch in Rancho Murieta, California, Feb. 12, 2014.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2015

Today, at 31, Robinson handles clients that run the gamut from start-up companies to Fortune 500 firms at Van Vleck Turner & Zaller, also in L.A.

From Time ● Oct. 8, 2014

I take great pleasure in acknowledging my indebtedness to J. M. Van Vleck, LL.D., of the U.S.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren

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