(Encyclopedia) Brodie, Bernard, 1910–78, American military strategist, b. Chicago. Brodie edited The Absolute Weapon (1946), the first book on nuclear strategy, and was a strategic theorist at the…
(Encyclopedia) Cazeneuve, Bernard, 1963–, French politician, b. Senlis. A lawyer and member of the Socialist party, he served in the National Assembly (1997–2002, 2007–2012) and was mayor of…
(St.). (See Stone Soup.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BernardoBernard A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…
Formerly called Mackworth Inn, from Dean Mackworth, who died 1454. “This house was, in the thirty-first year of the reign of Henry VI., a messuage belonging to Dr. John Mackworth. dean of…
(Encyclopedia) Foucault, Jean Bernard LéonFoucault, Jean Bernard LéonzhäN bĕrnärˈ lāôNˈ f&oomacr;kōˈ [key], 1819–68, French physicist. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…
Tavernier, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard,
1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a
well-known writer/poet, and began his…
(Encyclopedia) Dahlgren, John Adolphus BernardDahlgren, John Adolphus Bernarddălˈgrən [key], 1809–70, American naval officer, b. Philadelphia. Appointed a midshipman in 1826, he had a long and…
Bernard JacksonAge: 46 the starting free safety on the Denver Broncos' first Super Bowl team in 1977; the third member of that team to die including defensive end Lyle Alzado and backup…
(Encyclopedia) Lovell, Sir Bernard (Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell), 1913–2012, English radio astronomer, b. Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England, Ph.D. Univ. of Bristol, 1936. He was a member…
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