hershey

noun

1. Alfred Day,1908–97, U.S. biologist: helped lay the foundation of modern molecular genetics; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
2. Lewis B(laine),1893–1977, U.S. Army general: director of the Selective Service System 1941–70.
3. Milton Snave·ly [sneyv-lee] /ˈsneɪv li/, 1857–1945, U.S. businessman: founder of chocolate manufacturing company.
4. a town in central Pennsylvania.

1. American biologist. He shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for investigating the mechanism of viral infection in living cells.