- twiss
- An alternate name for a chamber pot
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Twiss — is a surname, and may refer to:* Horace Twiss, an English writer. * Michael Twiss, an English footballer. * Peter Twiss, a British pilot. * Richard Twiss, co founder and president of Wiconi International. * Richard Q. Twiss, an Indian scientist.… … Wikipedia
Twiss — Richard Twiss (* 24. August 1920; † 20. Mai 2005) war ein englischer Physiker und Radioastronom. Er entwickelte zusammen mit Robert Hanbury Brown das Intensitätsinterferometer. Auszeichnungen 1968 Eddington Medaille Personendaten NAME Twiss,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Twiss — * Dies ist Herr Twiss, auf den ich piss . Inschrift auf einem Nachtgeschirr. Ein Schriftsteller, Namens Twiss, liess im Jahre 1776 eine Reise nach Irland drucken, in der er von den Irländern viel Uebles sagte. Darauf ward in Dublin eine… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
TWISS, SIR TRAVERS — jurist and economist, born in Westminster; professor of Political Economy at Oxford, and subsequently of Civil Law; drew up in 1884 a constitution for the Congo Free State; his writings include View of the Progress of Political Economy since… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Twiss, Captain — Hd Of the Royal Engineers, superintends fortification of, 183; takes over plans to England, 184; employed on St. Lawrence canals, 184, 185, 186; visits Haldimand in London, 327 … The makers of Canada
Michael Twiss — Personal information Full name Michael John Twiss[1] Date of birth … Wikipedia
Richard Q. Twiss — (1920 ndash; 20 May, 2005) is famous for his work on the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect with Robert Hanbury Brown. This led to the development of the Hanbury Brown Twiss intensity interferometer in the UK in 1954. Their work was controversial as… … Wikipedia
Peter Twiss — Lionel Peter Twiss (born 23 July 1921) OBE DSC and Bar is a British pilot, who held the World Air Speed Record.Educated at Sherborne School, he had been rejected by the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot but when the Second World War broke out, he was… … Wikipedia
William Twiss — General William Twiss, (1745 ndash; 14 March 1827), was a British Army Royal Engineer, responsible for the design of many military defenses. Probably born in Kent in 1744 or 1755, Twiss worked in the ordnance office at the Tower of London from… … Wikipedia
Mount Twiss (Antarktis) — Mount Twiss Bild gesucht BWf1 Höhe 2.000 … Deutsch Wikipedia
