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American architect whose design of the 60-story Woolworth Building in New York City (1913) greatly influenced the development of the skyscraper. |
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n. The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 10/4 π ampere-turn. [After William Gilbert.] |
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British playwright and lyricist known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Pirates of Penzance (1879), written with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. |
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English physician to Queen Elizabeth I who is noted for his studies of electricity and magnetism. |
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American molecular biologist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for his work in sequencing DNA molecules. |
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English navigator who urged exploration for the Northwest Passage, established in Newfoundland (1583) the first English colony in North America, and was lost at sea during a homeward voyage. |
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