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Pendry
Pendry is the surname of: * Joe Pendry (born August 5, 1947), American football coach * John Pendry (born 4 July 1943), English theoretical physicist * John Pendry (hang glider pilot) (born 1957) * Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry (1934–2023), English politician * Jan-Simon Pendry, the original creator of the Berkeley Automounter {{surname, Pendry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pendry
Sir John Brian Pendry, (born 4 July 1943) is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical " Invisibility Cloak". He is a professor of theoretical solid state physics at Imperial College London where he was head of the department of physics (1998–2001) and principal of the faculty of physical sciences (2001–2002). He is an honorary fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, (where he was an undergraduate) and an IEEE fellow. He received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience "for transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics that have broken long-held beliefs about the limitations of the resolution limits of optical microscopy and imaging.", together with Stefan Hell, and Thomas Ebbesen, in 2014. Education Pendry was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Natural Sciences and a PhD in 1969. Career John Pendry was born in Manchester, where his father was an oil rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry
Thomas Pendry, Baron Pendry, (born 10 June 1934) is a Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords. He was previously the Labour member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1970 to 2001. In 2000, prior to his retirement as an MP he was made a member of the Privy Council on the recommendation of Tony Blair. After the 2001 election he was elevated to the peerage on 4 July as Baron Pendry, of Stalybridge in the County of Greater Manchester under the Life Peerages Act 1958. He is president of the Football Foundation Ltd and was formerly sports advisor to Tameside District Council Sports Trust. Early life In an article in ''Cheshire Life'' magazine in June 2004, Pendry revealed that he was born in relatively comfortable circumstances in Broadstairs, Kent, attending school at St Augustine's Abbey. He worked as a trade union officer for NUPE, and as an engineer. Political career Pendry was a councillor on Paddington Borough Council in London from 1962 to 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pendry (hang Glider Pilot)
John Malcolm Pendry (b. c. 1957) is a British hang glider and paraglider pilot. He was Hang Gliding World Champion in 1985 after winning the World Championship in Kössen, Austria. In 1997 he became the Paragliding World Champion after winning the World Championship in Castejon de Sos in the Spanish Pyrenees. He was the European Hang Gliding Champion in four consecutive competitions, in 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Pendry grew up in Brighton, and started flying hang gliders whilst still a schoolboy aged 16 on the South Downs in Sussex, England. He graduated from University College Cardiff, Wales in 1980 with a civil engineering degree and started competing with hang gliders in 1982, gaining second place and winning £2000 in a competition in Italy. From 1983 onwards he was sponsored by Planters Peanuts and set an official World Distance record of 186 miles in July 1983 in the Owens Valley, Nevada, USA. He also set a British distance record of 132 miles in 1984. From 1981 until 1995 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pendry
Joseph Pendry (born August 5, 1947) is a former American football coach. From 1971 until 2010, he was an assistant coach or offensive coordinator for multiple teams in both the collegiate and professional ranks. Between 2007 to 2010, Pendry served as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. His tenure included a SEC Championship and BCS National Championship. On January 13, 2011, he decided to retire from coaching after 41 years of serving in various capacities. In 2019, Pendry served as the general manager of the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan are .... References 1947 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches American football ends Buffalo Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
