Gabor

American

[gah-bawr, guh-bawr] / ˈgɑ bɔr, gəˈbɔr /

noun

Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.

Gabor British

/ ɡəˈbɔː /

noun

Dennis. 1900–79, British electrical engineer, born in Hungary. He invented holography: Nobel prize for physics 1971

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Gabor Scientific

/ gä′bôr,gə-bôr′ /

Hungarian-born British physicist who invented the technique of holography in 1947.

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Over time, colleagues and former students became friends; some called themselves the “FOG Society”: Friends of Gabor.

From The Wall Street Journal

That weekend, my friend Gabor and I planned a little road trip to Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

Trying to gain a better perspective, I have repeatedly returned to physician Gabor Mate’s 2022 interview at Jacobin:

From Salon

Dr. Gabor Maté, who's in the . . . movie that I made, “In Utero” said, "Safety is not in protection. It's in connection."

From Salon

"The magnetic field effect shows up only at the interface of this garnet crystal and platinum," Gabor said.

From Science Daily

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