Bekesy
Georg von
[gey-awrg von;; Hungarian ge-org fawn] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg vɒn;; Hungarian ˈgɛ ɒrg fɔn/ (Show IPA), Von Békésy, Georg.
noun
Georg von (ˈɡeːɔrk fɔn). 1899–1972, US physicist, born in Hungary; noted for his work on the mechanism of hearing: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1961
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