Beckmann
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noun
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Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
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Max (maks). 1884–1950, German expressionist painter
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Kai Beckmann is due to succeed Garijo as CEO on May 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Beckmann, a 30-year-old native of Del Rio, Texas, with Mexican roots, knows how to write a song.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
An international team led by Professor Roland Beckmann from LMU's Gene Center Munich has now identified the key steps that launch this stress signaling process.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
A Bacon, a Beckmann and a Kerry James Marshall are hiding in here.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2023
The standards used consist of well-constructed metastatic thermometers of the Beckmann type, made by C. Richter, of Berlin, and calibrated by the Physikalische Technische Reichsanstalt.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
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