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Stephenson
Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. People with the surname include: * Ashley Stephenson (born 1982), Canadian hockey and baseball player * Ashley Stephenson (1927–2021), British horticulturalist * Benjamin Stephenson (other), several people * Ben Stephenson (fl. 1990s–2020s), Anglo-American television executive * Chandler Stephenson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player * Charles Bruce Stephenson (1929–2001), American astronomer * D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leader * Debra Stephenson (born 1972), British actress * Dwight Stephenson, American football player * Earl Stephenson (born 1947), American baseball pitcher * F. Richard Stephenson (born 1941), British astronomer * Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach * George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stephenson
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorian era, Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen Track gauge#The Stockton and Darlington Railway, rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the standard gauge used by most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert Stephenson, Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1, ''Locomotion'' No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson's work explores mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes nonfiction articles about technology in publications such as ''Wired (magazine), Wired''. He has written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury. Stephenson has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (founded by Jeff Bezos) developing a spacecraft and a space launch system, and also co-founded the Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project ''The Mongoliad''. He was Magic Leap's Chief Futurist from 2014 to 2020. Early life Born on October 31, 1959, in Fort Meade, Maryland, Stephenson came from a family of engineers and scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Robert Stephenson
George Robert Stephenson (20 October 1819 – 26 October 1905) was a British civil engineer. Life Stephenson was born to Robert Stephenson Senior (brother of the famed George Stephenson) in Newcastle upon Tyne. In a family of civil engineers, his father was engineer of Pendleton Colliery and Nantlle Railway, while his uncle George Stephenson and cousin Robert Stephenson were prolific railway engineers. He was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man. It was with Robert that he collaborated most, working together on the South Eastern Railway. Upon Robert's death in 1859 he took over his locomotive works and several collieries. In the 1860s, Stephenson travelled to New Zealand to supervise the survey and arrangements for the construction of a railway from Christchurch, through Mount Pleasant to Lyttelton Harbour. The Lyttelton rail tunnel is still in use today as the country's oldest operational rail tunnel. Stephenson enjoyed a long association with the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffensen
Steffensen may refer to: *Hans Christian Steffensen (1837–1912), Danish politician, jurist and speaker of the Landsting *Jens Olai Steffensen (1891–1961), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Johan Frederik Steffensen (1873–1961), Danish mathematician, statistician, and actuary *John Steffensen (born 1982), Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres *John Toralf Steffensen (1919–1996), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Lennart Steffensen (born 1977), Norwegian football midfielder *Peter Steffensen (born 1979), Danish badminton player *Steffen Olai Steffensen (1842 – ??), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Wilhelm Steffensen (1889–1954), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics See also *Steffen {{surname Norwegian-language surnames Danish-language surnames Surnames from given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Stephenson
Gene Stephenson (born August 31, 1945) is an American former college baseball coach, who served as the head baseball coach at Wichita State from 1978 to 2013. Career When he arrived at Wichita State, he inherited a program that had been dormant for over seven years. In his first year, despite not playing a home game until their 18th game, his Shockers finished with a winning record. In his third year, they made the first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, and in his fifth they advanced all the way to the title game. The team, with four first team All-Americans (seven overall), lost to Miami. This was all the more remarkable considering that until 1984, they played at a bare-bones stadium with only a tiny bleacher section for seating. The momentum from their 1982 title game appearance helped spearhead the building of a permanent facility, Eck Stadium, in 1985. Under his leadership, the Shockers made seven College World Series and 26 NCAA tournament appearances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Stephenson
Lance Stephenson Jr. (born September 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He attended Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, where he was named Mr. New York Basketball after his senior year and appeared in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. He later played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected in the second round of the 2010 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He is widely known for his wily and unique playstyle, which includes flashy passing, quick drives to the rim, and humorous celebrations. High school career Stephenson first caught the attention of scouts at age 12, when Clark Francis, a talent evaluator, saw him play at Rumble in the Bronx AAU tournament. Before his first year of high school, he attended the Adidas ABCD Camp, where he challenged O. J. Mayo to a one-on-one game. In the summer of 2005, Stephenson enrolled at Bishop Loughlin Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Ethel Stephenson
June Ethel Stephenson (3 June 1914 – 1999) was an Australian visual artist, specifically a painter and print-maker. She was born in Melbourne and went to school at the National Gallery and George Bell schools in Melbourne and overseas. Biography June Stephenson had a network of women artists in Melbourne with whom she was close friends, including Meg Benwell, Anne Graham, Judith Perrey and Margaret Dredge. Stephenson was part of an exhibition in 1961 of five female artists including Sue McDougall, Grace Somerville, Margaret Dredge and Inez Green. The group exhibition was held to raise funds for the Beaumaris Art Group. At the George Bell School in Toorak that Stephenson met her close friend, traveling companion, and fellow artist: Anne Marie Graham. Stephenson and Graham went on sketching and painting expeditions in the Glass House Mountains The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stephenson (other)
John Stephenson may refer to: Politicians * John Stephenson (MP died 1794) (c. 1709–1794), British merchant and politician * John Gould Stephenson (1828–1883), American politician and Librarian of Congress * John Bernard Stephenson (1938–1982), Jamaican lawyer and member of parliament * John Stephenson (MP for Hythe) (fl.1571), English MP Sports * John Stephenson (baseball) (born 1941), American baseball catcher * John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1975), English cricketer * John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1907) (1907–1982), English cricketer * John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1965), English Test cricketer * John Stephenson (South African cricketer) (born 1955), South African cricketer * John Stephenson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1940), Australian rules footballer for Carlton * John Stephenson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1963), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * John Stephenson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1976), English football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Stephenson
Jim Stephenson is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented New Zealand at international level. Stephenson made his full All Whites debut in a 0–2 loss to New Caledonia on 10 September 1951 and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 2–2 draw with Tahiti on 21 September 1952. Stephenson appeared in six Chatham Cup finals for Northern between 1949 and 1962, gaining winners medals on his fourth and fifth attempts in 1959 and 1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin as a United States senator from 1907 to 1915, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1883–1889). He was an important financial backer of Wisconsin progressive leader Robert M. La Follette in his initial bids for governor. Earlier in his career, he served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the area now comprising Marinette, Oconto, and Shawano counties. He was a major employer and philanthropist in early Marinette County, and several places in the county bare his name, including the town of Stephenson, Wisconsin, and the Stephenson Public Library in the city of Marinette. His younger brother Samuel Merritt Stephenson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan. Early life and education He was born in the community of Yorkton, near Fredericton in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Stephenson
Harry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956) was a British actor. He generally portrayed amiable and wise Gentleman, gentlemen in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles were Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Banks in ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in ''Oliver Twist (1948 film), Oliver Twist'' (1948). Life and career Stephenson was born to British parents in Grenada, British West Indies and educated in England. He started acting in his twenties. He appeared on British and American stages and made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in 1901, playing the messenger in ''A Message from Mars'' starring Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1858), Charles Hawtrey. In the following decades, he performed in more than 30 Broadway plays. Stephenson made his film debut in 1917 and appeared in a few silent films, but made his mark mostly as an elderly man in sound films. Between 1931 and 1932, he appeared in the Broadway play ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Stephenson
Helga Stephenson is a Canadian film industry executive, who was CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 2011 to 2016."Paying tribute to a true film world visionary". ''Toronto Star'', March 22, 2015. Following her departure from the Academy, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario. Background Stephenson was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Her aunt was the wife of John David Eaton. She studied film and communications at McGill University, graduating in 1969, and travelled to work internationally for some time before joining the National Arts Centre as a publicist. Career Festival of Festivals She later worked in Toronto as a partner in a film and television publicity agency,"Toronto film festival elevates interim director to top position". ''Toronto Star'', December 20, 1986. before joining the Festival of Festivals in 1978."Helga Stephenson maps the future of Toronto's international film fete: First lady of the Festival of Festivals". ''The Globe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
