Foundation For Experimental: Pincus, Gregory Goodwin (April 9, 1903-Aug. 22, 1967). A U.S. biologist, Pincus was director of the laboratories of the Worcester (Mass.) Foundation for Experimental Biology from 1944 until 1956, when he was appointed research director. With M. C. Chang and John Rock, he developed the birth-control pill, which was introduced to the public in 1960. He was the author of The Eggs of Mammals (1936).
He was awarded the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society, London, in 1896; the Barnard Medal of Columbia University in 1900; and the Nobel Prizs in physics in 1901. From 1899 he was pro¬fessor of experimental physics at Munich. He wrote Annalen der Physik und Chemic, em¬bodying the results of numerous experimental labors.See Also Preceded The Foundation Of Christianity:9. Apocrypha.— Though not among the in¬spired and canonical books of the Bible, the apocrypha bear historical witness to the faith of the period that immediately preceded the foundation of Christianity. In 1 Enoch, Sec¬tion II, The Parables, cc. 37-71, written B.C. 94—79, many details of the resurrection are enumerated. "The earth shall give back that which has been laid away in it; She'ol shall give back that which it has received8 (li. 1). All mankind shall rise.
The following people, all of whom died be¬tween Jan. 1, 1967, and June 30, 1968, were noted for distinguished accomplishments in one or more scientific endeavors. Biographies of those whose names are preceded by an asterisk (*) appear in ENCYCLOP/EDIA BRITANNICA.
*Allport, Gordon Willard (Nov. 11, 1897—Oct. 9, 1967). A U.S. psychologist and educator, All-port was professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1942. He was the author of Per-sonality; A Psychological Interpretation (1937), The Nature of Prejudice (1954), and Pattern and Growth of Personality (1961). In 1963 he re¬ceived the Gold Medal Award of the American Psychological Foundation for his studies on personality.
On The Other Hand See The Foundation For Subsequent:In the 3d century, bishop of Achaea was a recognized title in the church.Eration, from 1830 on, archaeology became an or¬ganized pursuit that soon yielded spectacular re¬sults. The foundation for subsequent archaeologi¬cal work was provided by groups of scholars, the Greek Archaeological Society, which was founded in 1837, and a series of foreign archaeological schools whose libraries and journals helped estab¬lish the new discipline.
This tradition proves tk Etruscan elements should not be excluded fnw the foundation of Rome. Similar evidence ':• given by several religious, family, and yjcii! institutions, as well as by the ceremony of the foundation. The lictorian fasces—the insignia of the imperium, or power to command—are also of Etruscan origin.
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