Glaser

American

[gley-zer] / ˈgleɪ zər /

noun

Donald A., 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.

Glaser British

/ ˈɡleɪzə /

noun

Donald Arthur. born 1926, US physicist: invented the bubble chamber; Nobel prize for physics 1960

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Patty Glaser tried to calm a feud involving Paramount President Jeff Shell and gambler R.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

So he and lawyer Patricia Glaser sat down with Robert James “R.J.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We were presented with a draft complaint riddled with clear errors of fact and law,” Glaser said in a statement last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The key to terra preta s long-term fertility, Glaser says, is charcoal: terra preta contains up to sixty-four times more of it than surrounding red earth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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