LAWRENCE, ERNEST ORLANDO

1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward, he became a professor in 1930 and director of its radiation laboratory in 1936. For his invention (1930) and development of the cyclotron (see particle accelerator) and his researches in atomic structure and transmutation he received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics. With the cyclotron he produced artificially radioactive elements and neutrons useful in nuclear, chemical, and biological research.

See G. Herken, Brotherhood of the Bomb (2002).

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books on: Lawrence Ernest Orlando  - 64 results

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Cold War Statesmen Confront the Bomb: Nuclear Diplomacy since 1945
Book by John Lewis Gaddis, Philip H. Gordon, Ernest R. May, Jonathan Rosenberg; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Cold War, Nuclear Arms Control, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union
...maintain defenses in foreign areas at minimal cost. 80 Several prominent physicists, including Edward Teller, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, and Mark Mills, told Eisenhower that we now believe that we know how to make virtually clean weapons, not...
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A History of Music in England
Book by Ernest Walker; Clarendon Press, 1952
Subjects: Music--England--History And Criticism
...vols. London, 1920-32 . ------ Orlando Gibbons and his Family 2nd ed., London...Composers London, 1924 . ------ Orlando Gibbons: Complete Keyboard Works . 5...Poet: Thomas Campion New York, 1938 . LAWRENCE, W. J.: "Notes on a Collection of...
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Community-Based Ethnography: Breaking Traditional Boundaries of Research, Teaching, and Learning
Book by Ernest T. Stringer, Mary Frances Agnello, Shelia Conant Baldwin, Lois McFadyen Christensen, Deana Lee Philbrook Henry, Kenneth Ivan Henry, Terresa Payne Katt, Patricia Gathman Nason, Vicky Newman, Rhonda Petty, Patsy S. Tinsley-Batson; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997
Subjects: Action Research, Community Development, Ethnology--Methodology, Ethnology--Research
...in the politics of literacy education . Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Spradley J. P. 1979 , The ethnographic interview . Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Stringer E., Hall J. 1988 . Getting to know you: Fieldwork studies in multicultural...
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The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity
Book by Lawrence Baldassaro, Richard A. Johnson; Southern Illinois University Press, 2002
Subjects: Baseball--Social Aspects--United States, Ethnicity--United States
...Aid Society, 119 9 Heilmann, Harry, 46 Heisenberg, Werner, 126 Hemingway, Ernest, 112 2 Henderson, Robert, 22n. I Henrich, Tommy, 47 Hernandez, Orlando El Duque, 2 heroism: of German Americans, 33-34, 43, 45; of Irish Americans...
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Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy
Book by Stephen E. Atkins; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Nuclear Energy--History--Encyclopedias
...MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997). Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958) was an American physicist who...children, five daughters and a son. Initially Lawrence wanted to be a physician and entered Saint Olaf...
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journal articles on: Lawrence Ernest Orlando  - 50 results

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A Historical Gathering with Governor Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr. and Others
Journal article; The Journal of Southern Legal History, Vol. 14, 2006
...knew what to do. MR. BELL: Ernest F. "Fritz" Rollings was...district for Orange County, Orlando, Florida, and they got just...superintendent of Mississippi. Judge Lawrence had to integrate the schools...the way they treated Judge Lawrence. I told them they had to either...
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Current Bibliography: Annotated
Journal article by Albert J. Defazio III; The Hemingway Review, Vol. 23, 2003
Subjects: Hemingway, Ernest--Bibliography
...Ernest. "A Frank and Ernest Affair." The Canadian...tradeshow last month in Orlando, FL. "Tile Brands...Henry James on Safari in Ernest Hemingways Green Hills...Earl. Rev. of The Ernest Hemingway Companion ed...Female Voice ed. by Lawrence R. Broer and Gloria...
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Institutional Selectivity and Good Practices in Undergraduate Education: How Strong Is the Link?
Journal article by Ernest T. Pascarella, Ty Cruce, Paul D. Umbach, Gregory C. Wolniak, George D. Kuh, Robert M. Carini, John C. Hayek, Robert M. Gonyea, Chun-Mei Zhao; Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 77, 2006
Subjects: College admissions--Analysis, Education, Higher--Analysis, Higher education--Analysis
...Astin, 1993; Whitmire Lawrence, 1996); and diversity...analysis. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Pike, G...of Higher Education, Orlando, FL. Thomas, S...Agathon. Whitmire, E., Lawrence, J. (1996, Nov...2), 115-138. Ernest T. Pascarella is the...
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Influences on Students' Openness to Diversity and Challenge in the First Year of College
Journal article by Ernest T. Pascarella, Marcia Edison, Amaury Nora, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Patrick T. Terenzini; Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 67, 1996
Subjects: College students--Race relations, Multiculturalism--Social aspects, Race awareness--Social aspects
...first year of college. by Ernest T. Pascarella , Marcia Edison...Sciences. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum 1975. 15. Cortes...Hauser, and D. Featherman. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1976...Towey University Scholar. Ernest T. Pascarella is a professor...
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Greening Demand: Energy Consumption and U.S. Climate Policy
Journal article by Noah M. Sachs; Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, Vol. 19, 2009
Subjects: Air pollution control--Laws, regulations and rules, Air quality management--Laws, regulations and rules, Alternative energy sources--Usage, Carbon sequestration--Laws, regulations and rules, Corporate average fuel economy--Standards, Emissions credit trading--Laws, regulations and rules, Emissions trading--Laws, regulations and rules, Energy consumption--Laws, regulations and rules, Energy efficiency--Laws, regulations and rules, Renewable energy--Usage
...See, e.g., SCOTT MURTISHAW JAYANT SATHAYE, ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATL LAB., QUANTIFYING THE EFFECT OF THE...emphasis omitted). (87.) See GALEN BARBOSE ET AL., LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATL LAB., A SURVEY OF UTILITY EXPERIENCE...
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magazine articles on: Lawrence Ernest Orlando  - 38 results

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35th Anniversary: 1955-1990; American Society for Industrial Security International
Magazine article by Lawrence J. Howe, Jr. E.J. Criscuoli; Security Management, Vol. 34, June 1990
Subjects: American Society for Industrial Security--Management, Associations, Professional associations--History, Security consultants, Security guards, Security services industry, Trade and professional associations--History, Trade associations--History
...Societys early international growth, Ernest Felago, was appointed to fill the new...ASIS presidents Richard J. Healy and Lawrence M. Taylor were the first recipients of...Airport, Martin Marietta Aerospace in Orlando, Puget Sound Power and Light Company...
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Inventions: in the Labs
Magazine article by Dawn Stover; Popular Science, Vol. 255, September 1999
Subjects: DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid, Genetics, Inventions, Particle accelerators
...electromagnetic fields to push atoms and subatomic particles to high speeds. The first particle accelerator, built by Ernest Orlando Lawrence in 1930, was 5 inches in diameter. Todays largest accelerator is about 5 miles wide. SYNTHETIC PLASTICS "I...
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Welcome New Members
Magazine article; Corrections Today, Vol. 65, July 2003
Subjects: Publishing industry--Membership
...Louis Yuhas FLORIDA -- Ernest Bussey, Tammy Bussey GEORGIA...Staples-Horne IDAHO -- Greg Orlando ILLINOIS -- Robert F...Murphy, Rona Reynolds, Lawrence A. Trujillo, Pauletta...Steib, Pamela Taylor, Ernest Wall, Roxane White, Marilyn...
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I've Got a Little List
Magazine article by Erica Jong; The Nation, November 16, 1998
Subjects: Authors--Evaluation, Women authors--Evaluation, Women writers--Evaluation, Writers--Evaluation
...Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence 49. Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence 50. Tropic of Cancer...Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell 71. A High...Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 75. Scoop...5. The Waves 6. Orlando Djuna Barnes 7...
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One for the History Books
Magazine article by Michael Rust; Insight on the News, Vol. 16, December 4, 2000
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Political activity, Contested elections--2000, Elections--Statistics, Gore, Albert, Jr.--Political activity, Presidential candidates--Political activity
...Jankowski (D) 33% Ernest Hancock (Lib...R)(I) 60% Lawrence Robert Nelson...100%) (*) Ernest Fletcher (R...R)(I) 68% Lawrence D. Hollenbeck...Brown (R) 5% Ernest Johnson (Con...R)(I) 63% Lawrence Otis Graham (D...
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newspaper articles on: Lawrence Ernest Orlando  - 48 results

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Sensor Can Instantly Spot E. Coli Bacteria in Food
Newspaper article by Joyce Price; The Washington Times, December 24, 1996
...the presence of this strain of E. coli causes a color change, from blue to red," said Mr. Stevens, of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, Calif. "We can make an inexpensive sensor that can be placed on a number...
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List of Nursing Board Passers 'A'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2009
...LADY APRIL TEDRIA AMADOR, LAWRENCE SASI AMADOR, MIRASOL MAGSOLING...AARON SALUDSOD AMPONIN, DARYLL ERNEST TESALONA AMPONIN, ROSE SHERYLL...MICHELLIN RACHO ANGELES, ORLANDO JR BAUTISTA ANGELES, PATRICK...PHILIPH JOHN CABUGSA ANTIPUESTO, LAWRENCE MAG-ASO ANTIQUERA, YOLI...
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List of New ECEs
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2004
...MEJIA ESTILLER, ERNEST GIL PALMA ESTRADA...DIMAIWAT FELICIANO, ORLANDO JR SALVADOR FELIPE...BAGASBAS FLORENDO, LAWRENCE AMANO FLORES...ARCILLA HIBAYA, ORLANDO JR ACAS HIDALGO...GONZALES ILAO, LAWRENCE ALBERT PARDO...BENSION PELAEZ, ERNEST MICHAEL PORNOBE...CAJULIS RIVERA, LAWRENCE MIER RIVERA...
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List of New ECEs
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2004
...MEJIA ESTILLER, ERNEST GIL PALMA ESTRADA...DIMAIWAT FELICIANO, ORLANDO JR SALVADOR FELIPE...BAGASBAS FLORENDO, LAWRENCE AMANO FLORES...ARCILLA HIBAYA, ORLANDO JR ACAS HIDALGO...GONZALES ILAO, LAWRENCE ALBERT PARDO...BENSION PELAEZ, ERNEST MICHAEL PORNOBE...CAJULIS RIVERA, LAWRENCE MIER RIVERA...
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List of New ECEs
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 15, 2004
...MEJIA ESTILLER, ERNEST GIL PALMA ESTRADA...DIMAIWAT FELICIANO, ORLANDO JR SALVADOR FELIPE...BAGASBAS FLORENDO, LAWRENCE AMANO FLORES...ARCILLA HIBAYA, ORLANDO JR ACAS HIDALGO...GONZALES ILAO, LAWRENCE ALBERT PARDO...BENSION PELAEZ, ERNEST MICHAEL PORNOBE...CAJULIS RIVERA, LAWRENCE MIER RIVERA...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lawrence Ernest Orlando  - 2 results

 
 
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Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAWRENCE, ERNEST ORLANDO 1901 58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated...
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Rainwater, James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...three researchers shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics. Rainwater also received the Atomic Energy Commissions Ernest Orlando Lawrence Prize for Physics in 1963. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...


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