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: n-bel prize for physiology or medicine 1961
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