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n. United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) n. English physicist who discovered the pion (the firs…

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  1. n. United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) n. English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)