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  • I should be clearer: It is precisely when the language of personification is used that the distinction between God and the personified Widom/Logos is the clearest.

    HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

  • The physics of the Widom-Larsen theory of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs) is explained in 'plain English' --- no arcane equations are necessary to understand it.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Widom-Larsen Theory Explains Low Energy Nuclear Reactions & Why They Are Safe and Green 2008

  • Widom says the "fundamental disregard" of a child's needs can foster a rage that explodes into violence.

    Learning To Walk Away 2008

  • In a 1992 National Institute of Justice study, Widom found that being abused or neglected as a child increased the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53 percent and as an adult by 38 percent; it increased the chances of arrest for a violent crime by 38 percent.

    Learning To Walk Away 2008

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    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Widom-Larsen Theory Explains Low Energy Nuclear Reactions & Why They Are Safe and Green 2008

  • I have benefitted enormously from the high quality and selfless cooperation of researchers at Cornell, in the elementary particle group and in materials research; for my research in the 1960's I was especially indebted to Michael Fisher and Ben Widom.

    Kenneth G. Wilson - Autobiography 1982

  • One should mention important theoretical contributions by B. Widom, also at Cornell University, by the Soviet physcists

    Press Release: The 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics 1982

  • The two additional courses will be an introductory course on database software, taught by Jennifer Widom, chairwoman of the computer science department, and an introduction to machine learning, taught by Andrew Ng.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN MARKOFF 2011

  • Dr. Widom said she had recorded her video lectures during the summer and would use classroom sessions to work with smaller groups of students on projects that might be competitive and to bring in people from the industry to give special lectures.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN MARKOFF 2011

  • Dr. Widom said that having Stanford courses freely available could both assist and compete with other colleges and universities.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN MARKOFF 2011

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