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Bill Parker (paleontologist)
Bill Parker may refer to: * Bill Parker (comics) (1911–1963), American comic book writer, created Captain Marvel in 1940 * Bill Parker (inventor), artist and inventor of the plasma lamp * Bill Parker (Neighbours), fictional character on the Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' See also * Billy Parker (other) * William Parker (other) {{hndis, Parker, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Parker (comics)
William Lee Parker (September 11, 1911 – January 31, 1963) was an American comic book writer and editor. He is best known for creating the Fawcett Comics character, Captain Marvel, in 1939, along with artist C. C. Beck. Early life Parker was born in East Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1929 from The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, and then attended Princeton University, where he was a member of the Cannon Club, Press Club and ROTC. After graduating from Princeton in 1933 with a degree in English Literature, Parker worked for three years for the ''New York Herald Tribune'' as a sports editor and in the education department, followed by a year as sports editor of the ''Literary Digest''. Career In September 1937 Parker joined Fawcett Publications, initially as an editor on its crime and detective magazines and then as an editor on its movie magazine line. He stayed in this role until August 1939, when he was asked to become the senior editor of a new comic book line that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Parker (inventor)
William P. Parker is an American artist, scientist, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the modern design of the plasma globe. The invention occurred in 1971, when Parker was working as a student in a physics laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and accidentally filled a test chamber to a greater-than-usual pressure with ionized neon and argon.. Three years later, Parker was artist-in-residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and created two installations using this technology, entitled ''Quiet Lightning'' and ''AM Lightning''. Parker has also exhibited at the MIT Museum, the New York Hall of Science, and the Housatonic Museum at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was the youngest Fellow at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies. Plasma globes based on his designs were commercially popular in the 1980s and “are found in nearly every science museum in the world.” [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Parker (Neighbours)
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1986, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Reg Watson. The 2nd season of ''Neighbours'' began airing from 20 January 1986. The episode marked the first appearances of Zoe Davis, Madge Mitchell and Mike Young. Clive Gibbons and Nikki Dennison also arrived in January. Rosemary Daniels began appearing from February, while Nikki's mother, Laura, made her debut in March. The following month saw the first appearances of Jack Lassiter, Charlene Mitchell and Nell Mangel. Madge's brother, Tom Ramsay, arrived in May and Sue Parker debuted in June. July saw the first appearances from Jane Harris and Sam Cole. Sam's mother, Susan, arrived the following month, along with Dan Ramsay. Ruth Wilson and Edna Ramsay debuted in September. Warren Murphy was introduced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Parker (other)
Billy Parker may refer to: * Billy Parker (gridiron football) (born 1981), Arena Football League & Canadian Football League defensive specialist * Billy Parker (baseball) (1942–2003), professional baseball infielder * Billy Parker (singer) (born 1939), American DJ and country music singer * Billy Parker (racing driver) Billy “Catfish” Parker (born January 9, 1977) is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver. He is the younger brother of Busch series veteran Hank Parker Jr. and son of professional fisherman Hank Parker. Parker comes from running both dirt and a ... (born 1977), NASCAR Busch Series driver See also * Bill Parker (other) * William Parker (other) {{hndis, Parker, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
