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Westervelt
Westervelt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin H. Westervelt (1930–2015), engineer, computer scientist, and educator at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University * George Conrad Westervelt (1879–1956), co-founder of The Boeing Company, brother of William I. Westervelt, uncle of Peter Westervelt * Herbert Eugene Westervelt (1858–1938), founder of Gulf States Paper Company and inventor * * Jacob Westervelt (1794–1881), Sheriff of New York County from 1831 to 1834 * Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), shipbuilder in the mid-19th century, and a mayor of New York City between 1853 and 1855 * Peter Westervelt (1919–2015), physicist, son of William I. Westervelt, nephew of George Conrad Westervelt * Robert M. Westervelt (b. 1949), physicist and educator at Harvard University * William Drake Westervelt (1849–1939), author of several books and magazines on Hawaiian history and legends * William Irving Westervelt (1876–1960), US Army general, brother of George Conrad Westervelt, father of Peter Westervelt
Article summary
Westervelt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin H. Westervelt (1930–2015), engineer, computer scientist, and educator at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University * George Conrad Westervelt (1879–1956), co-founder of The Boeing Company, brother of William I. Westervelt, uncle of Peter Westervelt * Herbert Eugene Westervelt (1858–1938), founder of Gulf States Paper Company and inventor * * Jacob Westervelt (1794–1881), Sheriff of New York County from 1831 to 1834 * Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), shipbuilder in the mid-19th century, and a mayor of New York City between 1853 and 1855 * Peter Westervelt (1919–2015), physicist, son of William I. Westervelt, nephew of George Conrad Westervelt * Robert M. Westervelt (b. 1949), physicist and educator at Harvard University * William Drake Westervelt (1849–1939), author of several books and magazines on Hawaiian history and legends * William Irving Westervelt (1876–1960), US Army general, brother of George Conrad Westervelt, father of Peter Westervelt
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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