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390 matches to Greek Project
Zeno of Citium. c335-263BC. Greek founder of Stoicism. Early anarchist: “Compulsion perverts the nature of man”.
Zephyr. Greek mythological west wind.
Zeus. Greek king of gods. = Jupiter.
Zeuxis. c5C BC. Greek painter using shading to achieve realism. Birds preferred his grapes.
Binet, Alfred. 1857-1911. French. Invented intelligence test 1905. Projective testing 1903.
Bosphorus. Strategic strait at Constantinople. Nelidov.
CWA. Civil Works Admin. US New Deal project employed 4M.
Manhattan Project. 1942-5. Developed US Atomic Bomb.
Mercator, Gerardus. 1512-94. Flemish cartographer. Projection of globe onto flat surface 1569. Atlas 1595.
Nelidov Project. 1895. Abandoned Russian plan to sieze Bosphorus.
Oppenheimer, Robert. 1904-67. US atomic scientist. Led Manhattan Project.
Poncelet, Jean. 1788-1867. French mathematician. Projective geometry.
Public Works of Art Project. (PWAP) 1933-4. New Deal. Gave work to unemployed artists. WPA.
Teller, Edward. 1908-. Hungarian/US physicist. Manhattan project. Supported H-bomb.
TVA. Tennessee Valley Authority. New Deal hydroelectric project.