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- DictionaryPi·o·neer/ˌpīəˈnir/
noun
- 1. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
verb
- 1. develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity): "he has pioneered a number of innovative techniques"
1 day ago · Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS ( / ˈtjʊərɪŋ /; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. [5] .
- Alan Mathison Turing, 23 June 1912, Maida Vale, London, England
- 7 June 1954 (aged 41), Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
4 days ago · Jane Addams, American social reformer and pacifist, cowinner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. She is best known as a cofounder (with Ellen Gates Starr) of Hull House in Chicago, one of the first social settlements in North America, which was established to aid needy immigrants.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · psychology, scientific discipline that studies mental states and processes and behaviour in humans and other animals. The discipline of psychology is broadly divisible into two parts: a large profession of practitioners and a smaller but growing science of mind, brain, and social behaviour.
- Walter Mischel
20 hours ago · Overview and definition. Modernism is a cultural movement that impacts the arts as well as the broader zeitgeist. It is commonly described as a system of thought and behavior marked by self-consciousness or self-reference, prevalent within the avant-garde of various arts and disciplines. [13]
4 days ago · From the USS Langley, the pioneer that commenced America's foray into carrier aviation, to the technological marvels of the Nimitz and Ford classes, these ships highlight the evolution of sea ...
4 days ago · bohemianism, unconventional lifestyle or subculture, followers of which prioritize community living and artistic endeavours while rejecting certain constraints of mainstream society, such as money and social etiquette. Usually associated with writers, the movement is thought to have formed as a counter to the harsh marketplace they faced.
4 days ago · Penny Abernathy tells why the study of local news became her mission, why she chose the term “news deserts” over “news vacuums,” and what signs of hope she sees amid an ailing industry.
