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Bernard Cohen (neuroscientist)
Bernard Cohen may refer to: * Bernard Cohen (physicist) (1924–2012), American physicist at the University of Pittsburgh * I. Bernard Cohen (1914–2003),American professor of the history of science at Harvard University * Bernard Cohen (painter) (born 1933), British artist * Bernard Cohen (Australian author) (born 1963), Australian writer * Bernard Cecil Cohen (1926–2024), American academic administrator, chancellor of University of Wisconsin, Madison * Bernard S. Cohen Bernard S. Cohen (January 17, 1934 – October 12, 2020) was a civil liberties attorney and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. On April 10, 1967, appearing with co-counsel Philip Hirschkop on ... (1934–2020), American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates See also * Bernard Cohn (other) {{hndis, Cohen, Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Cohen (physicist)
Bernard Leonard Cohen (June 14, 1924 – March 17, 2012) was born in Pittsburgh,CV composed and posted currently, http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc/Vita-Pub.htm Retrieved 23 March 2011 and was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Cohen was a staunch opponent of the so-called Linear no-threshold model (LNT) which postulates there exists no safe threshold for radiation exposure. His view which has support from a minority. He died in March 2012. No-threshold and plutonium toxicity debates Cohen claimed: "All estimates of the cancer risk from low level radiation are based on the linear-no threshold theory (LNT) which is based solely on largely discredited concepts of radiation carcinogenesis, with no experimental verification in the low dose region of the most important applications. These risk estimates are now leading to the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars to protect against dangers whose existence is highly questionable. It is therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Cohen (painter)
Bernard Cohen (born 1933, London) is a British painter. He is regarded as one of the leading British abstract artists of his time. Biography Bernard Cohen studied at Central Saint Martins School of Art in London between 1950-1951, followed by the Slade School of Art from 1954-1956. In 1957 Cohen received the Boise Traveling Scholarship and together with the French Government Scholarship awarded to him in 1954, he was able to travel and work in France, Spain and Italy. Following various teaching positions throughout the 60s and 70s at Ealing School of Art, the Slade, Chelsea College of Art & Design, the Royal College of Art and the University of New Mexico; in 1988 he was appointed Slade Professor and Director of the Slade School of Art, UCL, a position held until 2000. Cohen's first solo exhibition took place at Gimpel Fils, London in 1958. His work has been exhibited widely as part of several international touring British Council exhibitions. Other notable exhibitions inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Cohen (Australian Author)
Bernard Cohen (born 1963) is an Australian writer, the author of five novels, a book of short stories and a children's picture book. Career Cohen's first novel, ''Tourism'', was published in 1992. ''The Blindman's Hat'' won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1996. Cohen's fifth novel, The Antibiography of Robert F Menzies, won the inaugural Russell Prize for Humour Writing. Cohen's short stories have been widely anthologised, including in the ''Penguin Century of Australian Stories'', ''Best Australian Stories 2002'' and ''2009'' and ''Picador New Writing''. His first collection of short stories, ''When I Saw the Animal'' (UQP), was published in 2018. From 1990 to 1991 he was co-editor of the literary journal ''Editions Review''. In 2006 Cohen founded The Writing Workshop', which runs creative writing programs for children in New South Wales, and online. Awards * 2015 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for ''The Antibiography of Robert F Menzies'' * 1996 The Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Cecil Cohen
Bernard Cecil Cohen (born February 22, 1926) is an American political scientist and educator who was acting Chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1987. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Cohen received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in political science from Yale University. Cohen became an original member of Princeton University's Center of International Studies and taught at Princeton from 1951 to 1959. Then, in 1959, Cohen taught at University of Wisconsin–Madison. He became chair of the political science department, dean of the graduate school, and then vice chancellor. In 1987, Cohen was acting chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1989, Cohen retired and lives in Madison, Wisconsin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard S
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
