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Enders (other)
Enders or Ender's may refer to: Literature and film * ''Ender's Game'' (series), a series of science fiction books by Orson Scott Card, also known as the Ender saga ** ''Ender's Game'', a 1985 military science fiction novel ** ''Ender's Shadow'', a 1999 parallel science fiction novel ** '' A War of Gifts: An Ender Story'', a 2007 science fiction novel ** ''Ender in Exile'', a 2008 science fiction novel * ''Ender's Game'' (film), a 2013 American science fiction action film based on the novel Places * Enders, Nebraska, US * Enders, Pennsylvania, US * Enders Island, Connecticut, US People * Arthur Enders (born 1982), also known as "Ace" Enders, former lead singer and guitarist of the defunct band The Early November * Courtney Enders (born 1986), drag racer * Dieter Enders (born 1946), organic chemist who has made contributions to the field of asymmetric synthesis * Erica Enders (born 1983), champion drag racer * John Franklin Enders (1897–1985), Nobel laureate who helped develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ender's Game (series)
The ''Ender's Game'' series (often referred to as the ''Ender'' saga and also the Enderverse) is a series of science fiction books written by American author Orson Scott Card. The series started with the novelette ''Ender's Game'', which was later expanded into the novel of the same title. It currently consists of sixteen novels, thirteen short stories, 47 comic issues, an audioplay, and a film. The first two novels in the series, ''Ender's Game'' and ''Speaker for the Dead'', each won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. The series is set in a future where mankind is facing annihilation by an aggressive alien society, an insect-like race known formally as " Formics", but more colloquially as "Buggers". The series protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, is one of the child soldiers trained at Battle School (and eventually Command School) to be the future leaders for the protection of Earth. Enderverse Ender series Starting with ''Ender's Game'', five novels and one novella have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Enders
Dieter Enders (17 March 1946 – 29 June 2019) was a German organic chemist who did work developing asymmetric synthesis, in particular using modified prolines as chiral auxiliaries. The most widely applied of his chiral auxiliaries are the complementary SAMP and RAMP auxiliaries, which allow for asymmetric alpha-alkylation of aldehydes and ketones. In 1974 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Gießen studying under Dieter Seebach and followed this with a postdoc at Harvard University studying with Elias James Corey. He then moved back to Gießen to obtain his Habilitation in 1979, whereupon he became a lecturer, soon obtaining Professorship in 1980 as Professor of Organic Chemistry at Bonn. In 1985 he moved to Aachen, where he was Full Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director. He was editor-in-chief of Synthesis and was on the advisory boards of many other journals including Letters in Organic Chemistry and SynLett. During his career he won many awards, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ender (other)
Ender may refer to: Given name * Ender Alkan, Turkish footballer * Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player * Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player * Ender Konca, Turkish footballer Surname * Erika Ender (born 1974), Panamanian singer, songwriter and actress * Erwin Josef Ender (1937-2022), German prelate of Roman Catholic Church * Kornelia Ender (born 1958), East German swimmer, multiple Olympic champion * Wolfgang Ender (born 1946), Olympic Alpine skier from Liechtenstein In fiction * Ender Wiggin, character from Orson Scott Card's ''Ender's Game'' science fiction series *The prefix ender-, a prefix in the videogame ''Minecraft'' (made by Mojang Studios),which denotes mobs (characters) that are found in the End (a dimension in the game) by appearing at the start of the word for the mob,like for example ''ender''mite or ''ender''man * The Ender Empire, a nation from the Total Conquest Expanded Universe See also * * End (other) * Enders (other) * Endor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enders's Small-eared Shrew
Enders's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis endersi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos .... References Sources Cryptotis Mammals of Central America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1950 {{redtoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, BARB's television ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enders (automobile)
The Enders was a French automobile manufactured from 1911 until 1923. A small cyclecar designed by a M. Violet, it ran on a two-stroke 500 cc engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gen .... References * Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France {{vintage-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas O
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Franklin Enders
John Franklin Enders (February 10, 1897 – September 8, 1985) was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines." Life and education Enders was born in West Hartford, Connecticut on February 10, 1897. His father, John Ostrom Enders, was CEO of the Hartford National Bank and left him a fortune of $19 million upon his death. He attended the Noah Webster School in Hartford, and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. After attending Yale University a short time, he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1918 as a flight instructor and a lieutenant. After returning from World War I, he graduated from Yale, where he was a member of Scroll and Key as well as Delta Kappa Epsilon. He went into real estate in 1922, and tried several careers before choosing the biomedical field with a focus on infectious diseases, gaining a PhD at Harvard in 1930. He later joined the faculty at Children's Hospital Boston. Enders die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Enders
Erica Lee Enders (born October 8, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American drag racing driver. Enders has won five championships in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and she continues to drive full-time in that class. Career Enders started racing in 1992 at the age of 8. Her original Enders Racing Junior Dragster car is on display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. In 1993, Enders won the Division 4 Jr. Dragster championship in the 8 to 9 year old class, and in 1995 she was named Junior Dragster Driver of the Year. In her eight years of junior dragster competition, she had 37 career wins. In 2000, at age 16, she advanced to her first national event final (Houston) to become the youngest NHRA national event finalist. She was named NHRA Sportsman Rookie of the Year. In 2004, became the 35th woman in NHRA history to earn a national event victory, in Super Gas class at Houston. In 2005, she became the first woman to compete in the NHRA's Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Enders
Courtney Lee Enders (born November 14, 1986) is a former NHRA drag racer. Personal life Enders is the younger sister of drag racer and four-time (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020) NHRA Pro Stock drag racing champion Erica Enders. She attended Cypress Springs High School and drove a Jr. Dragster with her sister, Erica. Film In 2003, Enders and her sister Erica had their life story turned into the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Right on Track''.Fallas, Bernardo.O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS / Fast lane speeds up for Enders / Houston racer now is co-owner of team with father" ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday April 1, 2007. Sports 11. Retrieved on November 8, 2009. Courtney was portrayed by Brie Larson, while Erica was portrayed by Beverley Mitchell Beverley Ann Mitchell is an American actress and country music singer. She portrayed Lucy Camden on the television series '' 7th Heaven''. Early life After graduating from Chaminade College Preparatory School in 1999, Mitchell enrolled at Lo .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ender's Game
''Ender's Game'' is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they dub "the buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, Earth's international military force recruits young children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, to be trained as elite officers. The children learn military strategy and leadership by playing increasingly difficult war games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed. The book originated as a short story of the same name, published in the August 1977 issue of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''. The novel was published on January 15, 1985. Later, by elaborating on characters and plotlines depicted in the novel, Card wrote additional books in the ''Ender's Game'' series. Card released an updated version of ''Ender's G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Enders
Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his band, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. He has also released music under the name Ace Enders and a Million Different People. Biography Introduction to music and The Early November Enders began playing guitar after being inspired by watching his step dad, Robert Gazzara, play in a band. Enders taught himself how to play his step dad's old guitar. In February 2001, Enders along with guitarist Jim Sacco, bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer formed The Early November. In 2003, after the release of their first two EPs For All of This, and The Acoustic EP, the band released their debut full-length album '' The Room's Too Cold''. In 2004, Enders started his own solo project I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, releasing the self-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
