c. 1250-c. 1310 German natural philosopher who studied at the University of Paris, gaining a Master of Theology. His major work, De iride et radialibus impressionibus (On the rainbow and radiant impressions), written around 1305, was unusual in its use...

The fourteenth century witnessed many important contributions to physics, including the mean speed theorem, the graphical representation of functions, and a reformulation of impetus theory that prepared the way for the concept of inertia. As...

Theodoric of Freiberg (c. 1250 – c. 1310, also known as Dietrich of Freiberg, Theodoricus Teutonicus de Vrîberg, or simply Meister Dietrich) was a German member of the Dominican order and a theologian and physicist. He is reckoned to be the first...

Freiberg, Maria E. Age 62, of Santa Cruz, California, formerly of Denver, Tucson and Michigan lost her brief battle with cancer on July 22, 2005, at University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. Maria was born on July 28, 1942 in Resistencia,...

'Opinionated' Dayton boxer dead at 86 The oversized brown chair in the corner - still bearing his slight indentation - was empty Wednesday. The portable radio on a ledge just to the left was quiet, as was the Zenith TV some six feet...