Van Vleck
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- John Monroe Van VleckJohn Monroe Van VleckJohn Monroe Van Vleck was an American mathematician and astronomer.He taught astronomy and mathematics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for more than 50 years , and served as acting university president twice...
, American astronomer, father of Edward Burr van Vleck - Edward Burr Van VleckEdward Burr Van VleckEdward Burr Van Vleck was an American mathematician.The son of astronomer John Monroe Van Vleck, he graduated from Wesleyan University in 1884, attended Johns Hopkins in 1885-87, and studied at Göttingen...
, American mathematician, father of John Hasbrouck van Vleck, son of John Monroe van Vleck - John Hasbrouck Van VleckJohn Hasbrouck van VleckJohn Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and mathematician, co-awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electrons in magnetic solids....
, Nobel Prize-winning American physicist, son of Edward Burr van Vleck - Tom van VleckTom van Vleck-Life and work:He worked on CTSS at MIT, and co-authored its first email program.In 1965, he joined Project Mac, which is the origin of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory., Chiou, Stefanie; et. al...
, American computer software engineer
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- Van Vleck, CaliforniaVan Vleck, CaliforniaVan Vleck is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located east-northeast of Pollock Pines, at an elevation of 3888 feet ....
- Van Vleck, TexasVan Vleck, TexasVan Vleck is a census-designated place in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population is one of the few areas with positive growth in Matagorda County. The 2010 census showed a 25% increase with 1,844 people...
- Van Vleck ObservatoryVan Vleck ObservatoryVan Vleck Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wesleyan University. It was built in 1914 and named after the former head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the university, Prof. John M. Van Vleck. It is located in Middletown, Connecticut .-Directors:*...
, Connecticut (IAU code 298) - Van Vleck (crater)Van Vleck (crater)Van Vleck is a lunar impact crater that is located near the northeastern rim of the walled plain Gilbert, to the west of the Mare Smythii. The similar crater Weierstrass is nearly joined to the northwestern rim of Van Vleck...
- Van Vleck House and BarnVan Vleck House and BarnThe Van Vleck House was built in Jackson, Wyoming in 1910-1011. The log house and barn are the only remaining residential structures in the vicinity of the Town Square....
- Van Vleck House and GardensVan Vleck House and GardensVan Vleck House and Gardens, a former private estate by the eponymous family, is a non-profit community resource in Montclair, New Jersey that displays a public botanical garden of mostly ericaceous plants that has been developed over several generations...
- Van Vleck Independent School DistrictVan Vleck Independent School DistrictVan Vleck Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Van Vleck in unincorporated Matagorda County, Texas...
- Howard Van Vleck ArboretumHoward Van Vleck ArboretumThe Howard Van Vleck Arboretum is a arboretum located on the grounds of the Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey. The arboretum is open daily without charge....