Rudolph A. Marcus was born on July 21‚ 1923‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946 from McGill University. In 1949‚ he worked on postdoctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1956 to 1965 Marcus published a series of papers on electron transfer reactions. His work led to the solution of the problem of greatly varying reaction rates. Marcus made two assumptions about the reacting molecules. First‚ they had to be very loosely
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Paul Rudolph (architect) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other people named Paul Rudolph‚ see Paul Rudolph (disambiguation). Paul Rudolph Rudolph Hall (formerly known as the Art & Architecture Building)‚ houses the Yale School of Architecture and is one of Paul Rudolph ’s best known works. It was renamed in his honor after the building was renovated in 2008. Born October 23‚ 1918 Elkton‚ Kentucky Died August 8‚ 1997 (aged 78) New York‚ New York Nationality United States Influenced
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Rudolph Virchow was very talented. He was a scientist and a teacher as well as an editor/writer‚ politician‚ and anthropologist. Virchow made several important scientific discoveries. One that he is most famous for‚ is that cells come from other cells. He also discovered that diseases come from malfunctioning cells. Rudolph Virchow was married in 1850 and had six children‚ four daughters and two sons. Both of his sons were scientists. Virchow is considered the father of pathology and made advancements
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“The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” by Gwendolyn Brooks: Comprehension Questions “The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” follows the journey of a black man and his family as they move into an all white neighborhood; being the first and only colored family in the community. Rudolph Reed desired improvement of his family’s environment‚ and decided it was best to move into a more sustainable future in their own home. Despite his only intention being to live a more fruitful life‚ the white neighbors attempt in creating
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Wilma Rudolph is most well-known for her extreme success in track and field. What is most ground-breaking about Wilma and her success is the fact that she was a woman succeeding in what was considered at that time a “man’s sport.” She broke many records‚ but most importantly was the first American woman to win three gold medals during the same summer Olympics. Wilma had faced many troubles throughout her life‚ from illness and disabilities to insecurities and friendship issues. However‚ the most
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“Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer‚ You’ll go down in history.” Now‚ I’m sure all of you have probably heard of Rudolph before. As a kid‚ I loved and dutifully watched this Christmas Special every year. It was about Rudolph and his dream of one day being apart of the team that would deliver toys to children around the world on Christmas. However‚ there was one slight problem. Rudolph was born with a bright red‚ glowing nose. Now‚ I thought it was really cool that his nose literally glowed‚ but the other
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Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23‚ 1940 to Ed and Blanche Rudolph. She was born in St. Bethlehem‚ Tennessee and raised in Clarksville‚ Tennessee. Wilma was born prematurely at 4.5 pounds‚ the 20th of 22 other brothers and sisters. She and her mother were not permitted to be cared for at the local hospital‚ because of racial segregation. The hospital was for whites only and there was only one black doctor in Clarksville. The Rudolph’s budget was tight‚ so Wilma’s mother spent
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Rudolph Valentino:The First Male Sex Symbol Started from the bottom now he is here this Rudolph Valentino everyone.Rudolph Valentino grew up poor and helped his family when his father passed away. Moved to America at the age 19. Valentino appeared on stage after immigrating to America ‚became an iconic sex symbol in cinema‚ and saddened America with his tragic death. Valentino appeared on stage for the first time‚ lead him to road to fame. Valentino was a dancer before he started to work in
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“There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs‚ being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times‚ is the most important characteristic of a great leader.” Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani was born on May 28th1944. He grew up in Brooklyn‚ and then moved to Garden City New York all his life with his two parents. He attended Manhatten College where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science and became a lawyer
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Operation Reindeer In 1978‚ an operation was designed to ‘diminish the guerillas movements in view of possible internationally recognized movements.’ Botha wanted to diminish SWAPO’s military capabilities before elections and by April a plan had been formulated: attack two SWAPO bases in Angola‚ Cassinga (north of border and known to SWAPO & SADF as Moscow) and Chetequera (close to border and known as Vietnam.) (SADF‚ 1989) The problem with attacking Casinga or ‘Moscow’ was that it would be difficult
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