Dictionary
May•er
Pronunciation: (mī'ur or, Ger., mī'ur for 1; mā'ur for 2; mī'ur for 3), [key]—
n.
1. Jul•ius Rob•ert von Pronunciation: (jOOl'yus- rob'urt- von; Ger. yOO'lē-oos rō'bert fun), [key] 1814–78, German physicist.
2. Louis B(urt) Pronunciation: (bûrt), [key] 1885–1957, U.S. motion-picture producer, born in Russia.
3. Maria Goep•pert Pronunciation: (gō'purt), [key] 1906–72, U.S. physicist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1963.
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