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Walton
  1. Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)
  2. English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)
  3. English composer (1902-1983)
William Walton
  1. English composer (1902-1983)
Wanamaker
  1. United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)
Warburg
  1. German art historian (1866-1929)
  2. German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970)
Warhol
  1. United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987)
Warwick
  1. English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
Watson
  1. United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)
  2. United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)
  3. United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
Watt
  1. Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
  2. Watt - a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
Watteau
  1. French painter (1684-1721)
Watts
  1. English poet and theologian (1674-1748)
  2. Unit of power, most commonly of electricity