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Theodore Wright (other)
Theodore Wright (1883–1914) was a British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross. Theodore Wright may also refer to: * Theodore S. Wright (1797–1847), African-American abolitionist * Theodore Paul Wright (1895–1970), American aeronautical engineer * Ted A. Wright (1901–1974), American football, basketball, and track coach See also * Ted Wright, American football player for the Boston Redskins and Brooklyn Dodgers {{hndis, Wright, Theodore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Wright
:''This is about the British soldier; for others, see Theodore Wright (other).'' Captain Theodore Wright, VC (15 May 1883 – 14 September 1914) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Wright was born in May 1883 in Brighton, and received his education from Clifton College and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant on 1 October 1902 and promoted to captain in October 1913. He was thirty one years old, and a captain in the 57th Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 23 August 1914 at Jemappes, Mons, Belgium, a company of the Royal Scots Fusiliers were holding a barricade at the north end of a bridge over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore S
Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory, Australia * Theodore, Queensland, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore Reservoir, in Saskatchewan People * Theodore (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States **Grand Wizzard Theodore, American musician and DJ * Theodore (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters * T-Bag (''Prison Break'') (Theodore Bagwell), in ''Prison Break'' * T-Dog (''The Walking Dead'') (Theodore Douglas), in ''The Walking Dead'' * Theodore Huxtable, in ''The Cosby Show'' * Theodore, in ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * Theodore Grambell, or CatNap, in video game ''Poppy Playtime'' * Theodore "The Roach" Roachmont, from Supernoobs Other uses * Theodore (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse * Theodore Racing, a Formula One constructor See also * Theodoros, or Theodorus * Principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Paul Wright
Theodore Paul Wright (May 25, 1895 – August 21, 1970), also known as T. P. Wright, was a U.S. aeronautical engineer and educator. Biography He was born in Galesburg, Illinois on May 25, 1895. His father was the economist Philip Green Wright and his brothers were the geneticist Sewall Wright and the political scientist Quincy Wright. He graduated from Lombard College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served in World War I. In 1936, he published an important paper entitled "Factors affecting the costs of airplanes" which describes what is known as '' Wright's law'' or experience curve effects. The paper describes that "we learn by doing" and that the cost of each unit produced decreases as a function of the cumulative number of units produced. He served as administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Administration during 1944–1948. When President Truman announced Wright’s resignation as Administrator of Civil Aeronautics on January 16, 1948, the ''New York Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted A
Ted may refer to: Names A shortened form of the following: * Edmund * Edward * Thaddeus * Theodore (given name) Art, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Ted, a character in the post-apocalyptic short story ''I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream'' * Ted, a living teddy bear in the films '' Ted'' and ''Ted 2'', and the television series '' Ted'' * Ted, a homeless war veteran in the comic book series '' Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' * Ted Bartelo, a character in the American sitcom television series '' Kate & Allie'' * Ted Bufman, a character in the 1971 American comedy-drama '' B.S. I Love You'' * Ted, the Generic Guy, in comic strip'' Dilbert'' * Ted and Ralph sketches from the UK TV series ''The Fast Show'' * Ted "Theodore" Logan, a character in the Bill & Ted film series * Ted Buckland, from the U.S. TV series ''Scrubs'' * Ted Bufman, a character in the 1971 American comedy-drama movie '' B.S. I Love You'' * Father Ted Crilly, from the Irish TV sitcom ''Father T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
