Ta·tum (t  t m), Arthur Known as "Art." 1910-1956. American jazz pianist whose harmonic and rhythmic innovations influenced many other jazz musicians. |
| Tatum, Edward Lawrie 1909-1975. American biochemist. He shared a 1958 Nobel Prize for discovering how genes transmit hereditary characteristics. |
Tatum [ˈteɪtəm]
n
1. (Biographies / Tatum, Art (1910-1956) M, US, MUSIC: jazz pianist) Art, full name Arthur Tatum. 1910-56, US jazz pianist
2. (Biographies / Tatum, Edward Lawrie (1909-1975) M, US, SCIENCE: chemist) Edward Lawrie. 1909-75, US biochemist, who showed how genes regulate biochemical processes in an organism and demonstrated that bacteria reproduce sexually; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1958) with Beadle and Lederberg
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| Noun | 1. | Tatum - United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) |
| 2. |  Tatum - United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) |
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