Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: June 13

Georg von Békésy
June 13

1972: Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-born auditory scientist, passes away.

(Be sure to follow today's link, if only to enjoy this sentence: "There they did not like to find their drill press full of human-bone dust in the morning.")







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