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David Simons (golfer)
David Simons may refer to: *David G. Simons (1922–2010), American physician and U.S. Air Force officer who set a record of high-altitude balloon flight *J. David Simons (born 1953), Scottish novelist and short story writer * David Simons, developer of Simons' BASIC *Dave Simons Dave Simons (died June 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Conan'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''Red Sonja'', and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics and ''Forgotten Realms'' for DC Comics. He is also known for commercial sto ... (1954–2009), American comic book artist * D. Brenton Simons, president and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society See also * David Simon (other) * David Simmons (other) {{hndis, Simons, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David G
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simons' BASIC
Simons' BASIC is an extension to BASIC 2.0 for the Commodore 64 home computer. Written by British programmer David Simons in 1983, who was 16 years old at the time, it was distributed by Commodore as a cartridge. It is widely, but incorrectly, called "Simon's BASIC", because of confusion between the first name "Simon" and the surname "Simons". Features Simons' BASIC added an array of features to Commodore BASIC 2.0: * 114 additional keywords * commands to ease the coding of sprites * commands to ease the coding of high-resolution and multicolor graphics * commands to ease the coding of sound * commands to aid in structured programming * keywords to assist in writing and editing BASIC programs, similar to those in the VIC-20 Programmer's Aid cartridge Programs written in Simons' BASIC could employ hexadecimal numbers in assignments and calculations by including a prefix, or binary numbers by utilizing a prefix. Because a portion of the cartridge data is mapped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Simons
Dave Simons (died June 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Conan'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''Red Sonja'', and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics and ''Forgotten Realms'' for DC Comics. He is also known for commercial storyboard and games artwork work on ''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' and ''Greyhawk Ruins''. Early life Dave Simons has always wanted to be a comic book artist. ''"I always wanted to do comics since I was about eight years old ... so I started making a point of drawing something every day. I figured if I just kept doing that, then eventually I'd get better at it."'' After a stint in the Coast Guard, and a chance series of meetings with Frank Robbins, Simons elected to undertake formal training to be an artist. As part of his education Simons attended the now legendary art workshops run by Marvel Comics artist John Buscema. It was while attending these classes that he became friends with future comic book artists Ken Landgraf and Arma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simon (other)
David Simon (born 1960) is an American journalist, novelist and TV writer. David Simon may also refer to: * David Simon (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player * David Simon (CEO) (born 1961/1962), CEO of Simon Property Group * David Simon (rower) (born 1979), American Olympic rower * David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury David Alec Gwyn Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury (born 24 July 1939) is a British businessman. Simon was educated at Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex. He studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating in 1961, and joined B ... (born 1939), British businessman * David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (born 1940), British peer * David Simon (art historian) See also * * David Simons (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
