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Against The Odds (other)
Against the Odds may refer to: * "Against the Odds" (TV series), an early 1980s Nickelodeon show * "Against the Odds" (song), a 2011 song by Danish singer Christopher * ''Against the Odds'' (novel), from 2000, the seventh and last novel of ''Familias Regnant universe'' by Elizabeth Moon * Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health, a 2008 exhibition at the United States National Library of Medicine * ''Against the Odds'', the 1997 autobiography of British inventor and industrialist James Dyson Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and billionaire entrepreneur who founded Dyson Ltd. He is best known as the inventor of the dual cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the princip ... co-written by Giles Coren See also * Against All Odds (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Odds (TV Series)
''Against the Odds'' is an American documentary television series targeted to children and adolescents, that was produced and originally broadcast by Nickelodeon from 1982 through 1984. The series, hosted by Bill Bixby and narrated by Philip Proctor, profiled inspirational stories of people throughout history. Geraldine Laybourne, then-program manager and later president of Nickelodeon, noted that her young son described the show as "a series of little tragedies" that famous people overcame on their journey to what made them so well known. The series is unrelated to the US military battlefield history series of the same name that was originally broadcast on the American Heroes Channel from 2014 through 2016. Profiles ''Against the Odds'' profiled several notable historical figures including: *Albert Einstein *Paul Robeson *Pablo Picasso *Bessie Smith *Louis Pasteur *Margaret Mead *Elizabeth Blackwell *Dorothea Lange *Malcolm X *Napoleon Bonaparte *Walt Whitman *Joan of Arc *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Odds (song)
"Against the Odds" is the debut single by Danish singer Christopher released on EMI Denmark. It was co-written by Kay & Ndustry, Kasper Larsen, Ole Brodersen, Curtis Richa and Johan Wetterberg and produced by Kay & Ndustry and GL Music's Lasse Lindorff. Chart performance On 16 September 2011, the single was released reaching No. 23 on the Danish Singles Chart Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music downloads .... Music video The accompanying music video was directed by Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard and Jonas Lodahl Andersen showing Christopher and his friends in an outing. References {{authority control 2011 songs 2011 debut singles Christopher (singer) songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Odds (novel)
Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel '' The Speed of Dark'' won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps. Early life Moon was born Susan Elizabeth Norris and grew up in McAllen, Texas. She started writing when she was a child and first tried a book, which was about her dog, at age six. She was inspired to write creatively, and says that she began writing science fiction in her teens, considering it a sideline. She earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1968 and later earned a second B.A. in Biology. In 1968, she joined the United States Marine Corps as a computer specialist, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant while on active duty. She married Richard Sloan Moon in 1969 and they have a son, Michael, born in 1983.Moon, ElizabethBiographical information Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making A Difference In Global Health
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James Dyson
Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and billionaire entrepreneur who founded Dyson Ltd. He is best known as the inventor of the dual cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List 2022, he is the second richest person in the UK with an estimated net worth of £23 billion. He served as the Provost of the Royal College of Art from August 2011 to July 2017, and opened a new university, the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, on Dyson's Wiltshire campus in September 2017. Early life and education James Dyson was born 2 May 1947 in Cromer, Norfolk, one of three children, and named after his grandfather, James Dyson. He was educated at Gresham's School, an independent boarding school in Holt, Norfolk, from 1956 to 1965, when his father died of prostate cancer. He excelled at long-distance running: "I was quite good at it, not because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
