The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SHOCKLEY
Shockley, William Shockley, William Bradford Shockley
(noun) United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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