HESS

Hess, Victor Hess, Victor Franz Hess

(noun) United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)

Hess, Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess

(noun) Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)

Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess

(noun) Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)

Hess, Dame Myra Hess

(noun) English pianist (1890-1965)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

5 May 2025

UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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